crêpe

Alternative forms

• crepe

Etymology

Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp.

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -eɪp
• Homophone: crape

Noun

crêpe (plural crêpes)

1. Alternative spelling of crepe (“pancake”)

Anagrams

• CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce

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 1

crêpe m (plural crêpes)

1. (textiles) crepe
2. black veil

Noun 2

crêpe f (plural crêpes)

1. pancake, crêpe

Anagrams

• perce, percé

Further reading

• “crêpe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Substantivisation of Old French crespe, from Latin crispus.

Noun

crêpe f (plural crêpes)

1. (Guernsey) pancake