crepe
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (fabric): crape
- (thin pancake): French pancake
- (rubber): crepe rubber
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]very thin pancake
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crinkled fabric
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crepe paper — see crêpe paper
type of rubber used for shoe soles — see also crepe rubber
death notice
Verb
[edit]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
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[edit]Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from French crêpe, Derived from Latin crispus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | crepe | crepet | - | - |
| genitive | crepes | crepets | - | - |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See above.
Noun
[edit]crepe c (singular definite crepen, plural indefinite crepes)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | crepe | crepen | crepes | crepesene |
| genitive | crepes | crepens | crepes' | crepesenes |
Further reading
[edit]- “crepe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]crepe f
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Verb
[edit]crepe
- alternative form of crepen
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French crêpe,[1] from Latin crispus.[2] Doublet of crespo.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: cre‧pe
Noun
[edit]crepe m (plural crepes)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “crepe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- ^ “crepe”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Further reading
[edit]- “crepe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crepe m (plural crepes)
- alternative form of crep (“crêpe”)
Verb
[edit]crepe
- inflection of crepar:
Further reading
[edit]- “crepe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “crepe”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
- “crepe”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
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