breadcrumbs
[/ˈbredkrʌmz/]
nounpl: breadcrumbs (already plural form)
🇧🇷 migalhas de pão
1. Small fragments or pieces of bread, typically used in cooking as a coating or ingredient
She coated the chicken with breadcrumbs before frying it.
Ela cobriu o frango com migalhas de pão antes de fritar.
2. A trail of small pieces or clues left behind to show the way or indicate a path
The detective followed the breadcrumbs of evidence to solve the case.
O detetive seguiu as migalhas de evidência para resolver o caso.
3. In web design and navigation, a visual trail showing the user's location within a website hierarchy
The website's breadcrumbs navigation helps users understand where they are.
A navegação de migalhas do site ajuda os usuários a entender onde estão.
💡 In Brazilian cuisine, 'pão ralado' (breadcrumbs) is essential for breading meats and vegetables. In American culture, 'breadcrumbs' also refers to the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale metaphor of leaving a trail. In digital culture, 'breadcrumbs' is a UX term borrowed from the fairy tale, widely used in web navigation design.
🗽 NYC Slang
breadcrumbs - digital breadcrumbs referring to online tracking or data trail
Related Idioms & Phrases
follow the breadcrumbs - to follow a trail of clues or hints
leave breadcrumbs - to leave a trail for someone to follow
breadcrumb trail - a sequence of related items or evidence
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