crepe

See also: crêpe

English

Alternative forms

• crêpe

Etymology

From French crêpe, from Latin crispus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kreɪp/, /krɛp/

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Noun

crepe (plural crepes)

1. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
2. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat
3. crepe paper
4. Rubber in sheets used especially for shoe soles.

   The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.

5. (Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.

Synonyms

• (fabric): crape
• (thin pancake): French pancake
• (rubber): crepe rubber

Translations

crinkled fabric

• Finnish: kreppikangas
• Japanese: 縮緬 (ちりめん, chirimen)

very thin pancake

• Breton: krampouezhenn (br)
• Esperanto: krepo
• Finnish: kreppi

• French: crêpe (fr) f
• Polish: naleśnik (pl) m

crepe paper — see crêpe paper

type of rubber used for shoe soles — see crepe rubber

death notice

Verb

crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)

1. To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper

Translations

to make paper look like crepe paper

• Finnish: krepata, rypyttää

Anagrams

• CREEP, creep

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Italian

Noun

crepe f

1. plural form of crepa

Anagrams

• prece

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɛpe/, /ˈkɾɛpi/

Noun

crepe m (plural crepes)

1. crepe, crêpe.