graham cracker

See also: Graham cracker

English

A stack of graham crackers.

Alternative forms

• Graham cracker

Etymology

Eponymously from Sylvester Graham, a lecturer on dietetics.

Noun

graham cracker (plural graham crackers)

1. (US, dated) A specific cracker made of graham flour, developed in the nineteenth century.
2. (US, by extension) A sweet rectangular cracker, usually made of graham flour and sweetened with honey (and often spiced with cinnamon) and perforated down the middle.

Derived terms

• graham-crackery

Translations

sweet cracker made with graham flour and honey

• Hebrew: גראם קרקר (gram k'ráker)