crepe
A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheatA flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
» I love crepes.
Я дуже люблю млинці.
Обожнюю млинці.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
(countable, uncountable)A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
Krepp
крепkrep
a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
(countable, uncountable)Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
Crêpe
блинblin
paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
(countable, uncountable)Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
(Ireland, countable, uncountable)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.
Examples
12 sentencesI love crepes.
Я дуже люблю млинці.
These homemade crepes are very thin.
deDiese selbstgemachten Crêpes sind sehr dünn.
Get me a crepe from there.
My mum knows how to make crepes.
Do you have any ivory crepe blouses in medium?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.Borrowed from French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.
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Forms
plural: crepesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface:crape
- paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations:crepe paper
- small very thin pancake:crapeFrench pancake
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable