flaked

noun

1. a small, thin mass: a flake of snow
2. a thin piece or layer split off or peeled off from anything; chip
3. ☆ Slang an eccentric, unbalanced, or irrational person

Origin: ME < Scand, as in Norw flak, ice floe, ON flakna, to flake off < IE *plāg, flat < base *plā- > plain

transitive verb, intransitive verb flaked, flaking

1. to form into flakes
2. to chip or peel off in flakes
3. to make or become spotted with flakes