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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɛp/
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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

Descendants

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus.

Noun

crêpe f (plural crêpes)

  1. (Guernsey) pancake
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