crepe
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
Pronunciation
Noun
crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)
- A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- 2009 March 15, Amanda Hesser, “1966: Maida Heatter’s Popovers”, in The New York Times[1]:
- While the mixture is very similar to crepe batter, when you confine it to deep, narrow, muffinlike molds, the surface of the batter sets and the air is trapped, so that the pastry has nowhere to go but up and out, creating a gravity-defying bubble.
- 2024 October 3, Jamie Donnelly, “A foodie’s guide to Tucson Meet Yourself”, in Arizona Daily Star, volume 147, number 277, Tucson, Ariz.: Lee Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Caliente” section, page 10, column 3:
- Aside from their pierogis, their menu also includes Ukrainian borscht soup, nalysnyky crepes and uzvar, a traditional drink made out of dried fruits and honey.
- A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
- Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
- The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
- (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
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
very thin pancake
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crinkled fabric
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)
- (transitive) To cover in crepe.
- (transitive) To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
- (transitive) To frizz (the hair).
Translations
Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French crêpe, Derived from Latin crispus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʁab]
Noun
crepe n (singular definite crepet, not used in plural form)
- (textiles, uncountable) thin (cotton) fabric with dense, irregular wrinkles in the lengthwise direction
- Coordinate term: piskesmæld
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | crepe | crepet | - | - |
genitive | crepes | crepets | - | - |
Derived terms
- crepenylon
- crepe de chine
- crepe georgette
Etymology 2
See above.
Noun
crepe c (singular definite crepen, plural indefinite crepes)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | crepe | crepen | crepes | crepesene |
genitive | crepes | crepens | crepes' | crepesenes |
Further reading
- “crepe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Italian
Noun
crepe f
- plural of crepa
Anagrams
Middle English
Verb
crepe
- alternative form of crepen
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French crêpe,[1] from Latin crīspus.[2] Doublet of crespo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɛ.pi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɛ.pe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/
- Hyphenation: cre‧pe
Noun
crepe m (plural crepes)
References
- ^ “crepe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- ^ “crepe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Verb
crepe
- inflection of crepar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative