scrapple

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: skrăpʹəl, IPA^(key): /ˈskɹæ.pəl/

Etymology 1

Related to scrape.

Noun

scrapple (plural scrapples)

1. A tool for scraping.

Verb

scrapple (third-person singular simple present scrapples, present participle scrappling, simple past and past participle scrappled)

1. To scrape or grub around.

Derived terms

• scrappler

Etymology 2

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scrapple

Wikipedia

A plate of scrapple served at a restaurant

Noun

scrapple (uncountable)

1. (US, Pennsylvania, Appalachia, Blue Ridge) A mush of pork scraps, particularly head parts, and cornmeal or flour, which is boiled and poured into a mold, where the rendered gelatinous broth from cooking jells the mixture into a loaf.

   Synonym: ponhaws

Coordinate terms

(food):

• cretons
• goetta
• head cheese

See also

• (food): brawn, budin, haggis, head cheese, pudding, sausage, souse
• livermush
• scrap
• scrape

Etymology 3

Verb

scrapple (third-person singular simple present scrapples, present participle scrappling, simple past and past participle scrappled)

1. Alternative form of scapple

Anagrams

• Clappers, clappers, crapples