crepe
UK/kɹeɪp/
crepe noun: a flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
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
- 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.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...
- 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.
Verb
crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)
- To cover in crepe.
- To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
- To frizz (the hair).
crepe meaning in Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog
crepe in Bengali
- ক্রেপ, পাতলা প্যানকেক
crepe in Kannada
- ನವಿರಾದ ಜಾಲರಿಯುಳ್ಳ, ಸುಕ್ಕು ಸುಕ್ಕಾದ ಕ್ರೇಪು ಬಟ್ಟೆ
crepe in Tagalog
- crinkled fabric
- krespon
Examples of crepe in a sentence
- Yes, Polish crepes, or nalesniki, are divine at the Flat Dog Diner.
- Have you ever tasted crepes Suzette with no orange juice, Sheriff?
- After which, they shared a crepe suzette with rich vanilla ice cream.
Synonyms of crepe
Forms of crepe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crepes |
| alternative form | crêpe |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crepes |
| present participle | creping |
| past participle | creped |
| past | creped |
Origin of crepe
Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
Words formed from crepe
- crêpe crêpe
- crepe fern
- crepe flower
- crepe gardenia
- crepe ginger
- crepehanger
- crepehanging
- crepe jasmine
- crepelike
- crêpe meteor
- creper
- crepe sole
- crepey
- crepine
- crepoline
- crepon
Phrases with crepe
Words that rhyme with crepe
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Questions about crepe
- What does crepe mean?
- Crepe means a flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- What is crepe in Bengali?
- Crepe in Bengali is ক্রেপ, পাতলা প্যানকেক. See Crepe meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is crepe?
- Crepe can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce crepe?
- Crepe is pronounced /kɹeɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crepe?
- The plural of crepe is crepes.
Words near crepe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crepe (page history and authors); crepe (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crepe (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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