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frappé

/ˈfɹæpeɪ/US/fɹæˈpeɪ/

frappé noun: a frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer. Also the alternative form of frappe.

Noun

frappé (plural frappés)

  1. A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.
  2. A movement where the foot is struck against the floor over the ankle in ballet or other forms of dance.

Adjective

frappé (not comparable)

  1. Iced; cooled.

Also used as

frappé is also the alternative form of frappe.

Forms of frappé

pluralfrappés
alternative formfrappe

Origin of frappé

Borrowed from French frappé, past participle of frapper (“to hit, strike”), from Old French fraper, from Old Low Franconian *hrappan 'to jerk, snatch', from Proto-Germanic *hrappijaną (“to hurry”), from *hrapaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krob.

Questions about frappé

What does frappé mean?
Frappé means a frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.
What part of speech is frappé?
Frappé can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce frappé?
Frappé is pronounced /fɹæˈpeɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of frappé?
The plural of frappé is frappés.

Words near frappé in the dictionary

  1. frappuccini
  2. frappuccino
  3. frappuccinos
  4. frappucino
  5. frappucinos
  6. frappé
  7. frappés
  8. fraps
  9. frarorities
  10. frarority
  11. Frary

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