crêpe

See also: crepe, crêpé, and Crêpe

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɹɛp/, /kɹeɪp/
• (US) enPR: krāp, IPA^(key): /kɹeɪp/

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• Rhymes: -eɪp
• Homophone: crape

Noun

crêpe (countable and uncountable, plural crêpes)

1. Alternative spelling of crepe
   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 234:

     Wallace’s crêpes are plain, with just powdered sugar and strawberries on the side.

Verb

crêpe (third-person singular simple present crêpes, present participle crêping, simple past and past participle crêped)

1. Alternative spelling of crepe

Anagrams

• CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce

French

Etymology

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛp/

• Audio (Paris): "une crêpe"

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Noun

crêpe m (plural crêpes)

1. (textiles) crepe
2. black veil

Noun

crêpe f (plural crêpes)

1. pancake, crêpe

Derived terms

• crêperie
• crêpe de chine
• crêpe Suzette
• gâteau mille crêpes

Related terms

• crêper

Descendants

• → Catalan: crep
• → English: crepe
• → German: Krepp
• → Portuguese: crepe
• → Spanish: crep

Further reading

• “crêpe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• perce, percé

Norman

Etymology

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus.

Noun

crêpe f (plural crêpes)

1. (Guernsey) pancake