crêpe
UK/kɹɛp//kɹeɪp/
crêpe is the alternative spelling of crepe.
Meaning of crepe
Noun
crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)
- A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- 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.2009 March 15, Amanda Hesser, “1966: Maida Heatter’s Popovers”, in The New York Times
- A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- Synonyms:
- crape
- Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
- Synonyms:
- French pancake
- Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
- The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
- Synonyms:
- crepe rubber
- 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.
Forms of crêpe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crêpes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crêpes |
| present participle | crêping |
| past participle | crêped |
| past | crêped |
Words formed from crêpe
Phrases with crêpe
Words that rhyme with crêpe
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Questions about crêpe
- What is crêpe the alternative spelling of?
- Crêpe is the alternative spelling of crepe.
- How do you pronounce crêpe?
- Crêpe is pronounced /kɹɛp/ (UK).
Words near crêpe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crêpe (page history and authors); crepe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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