crepe
English
/kɹeɪp/, /kɹɛp/
noun
Definitions
- A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
- crêpe 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from French crêpe derived from Latin crispus (curly, crimped, curled).
Origin
Latin
crispus
Gloss
curly, crimped, curled
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- crepehanger English
- crepehanging English
- crepelike English
- crepey English
- crêpe English
- hanger English
- hanging English
- crispo Latin
- crispus Latin
- subcrispus Latin
- succrispus Latin
- Krepp German
- crespo Italian
- crépine French
- crépon French
- crêpe French
- crêperie French
- креп Russian
- clepe Spanish, Castilian
- crespo Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- crepe Portuguese
- クレープ Japanese
- crisp Old English
- cresp Old French
- crespe Old French
- crep Catalan, Valencian
- krep Turkish
- crêp'ler Norman
- bánh kếp Vietnamese