crepe

== English == === Alternative forms === crêpe === Etymology === Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /kɹeɪp/, /kɹɛp/ Rhymes: -eɪp, -ɛp === Noun === crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes) A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface. Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper. Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles. (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 ==== (fabric): crape (thin pancake): French pancake (rubber): crepe rubber ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== crêpe de Chine, crepe de Chine crêpe paper ==== Translations ==== === Verb === 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 ==== === Anagrams === CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce == Danish == === Alternative forms === krep === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French crêpe, Derived from Latin crispus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkʁab] ==== Noun ==== 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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== crepenylon crepe de chine crepe georgette === Etymology 2 === See above. ==== Noun ==== crepe c (singular definite crepen, plural indefinite crepes) crepe ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “crepe” in Den Danske Ordbog == Italian == === Noun === crepe f plural of crepa === Anagrams === prece == Middle English == === Verb === crepe alternative form of crepen == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crespo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cre‧pe === Noun === crepe m (plural crepes) crepe; crêpe (light fabric with a crinkled surface) crepe; crêpe (French pancake-like pastry) ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “crepe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾepe/ [ˈkɾe.pe] Rhymes: -epe Syllabification: cre‧pe === Noun === crepe m (plural crepes) alternative form of crep (“crêpe”) === Verb === crepe inflection of crepar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “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