# crepe
## English
### Alternative forms

* crêpe

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /kɹeɪp/, /kɹɛp/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪp, -ɛp

### Noun

crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)
* A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
** 2009 March 15, Amanda Hesser, “1966: Maida Heatter’s Popovers”, in The New York Times‎: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.
** 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, column 3: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.
* A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
* Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
* Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
    The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
* (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

* crepe fern (Leptopteris superba)
* crepe flower (Lagerstroemia indica)
* crepe gardenia (Tabernaemontana divaricata)
* crepe ginger (Cheilocostus speciosus)
* crepehanger
* crepehanging
* crepe jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata)
* crepelike
* creper
* crepey

#### 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: [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

##### 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 crīspus. Doublet of crespo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾɛ.pi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾɛ.pi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɾɛ.pe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/
* Hyphenation: cre‧pe

### Noun

crepe m (plural crepes)
* crepe; crêpe (light fabric with a crinkled surface)
* crepe; crêpe (French pancake-like pastry)

### References

* ↑ “crepe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* ↑ “crepe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Verb

crepe
* inflection of crepar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative