See also: crêpe, crêpé, and Crêpe

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A stack of crepes (sense 1)
 
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From French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crape.

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /kɹeɪp/, /kɹɛp/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪp, -ɛp

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crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)

  1. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
  2. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
  3. Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
  4. Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
    The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.
  5. (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.

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crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)

  1. (transitive) To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
  2. (transitive) To frizz (the hair).

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crepe f

  1. plural of crepa

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crepe

  1. Alternative form of crepen

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French crêpe,[1] from Latin crīspus.[2] Doublet of crespo.

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  • Hyphenation: cre‧pe

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crepe m (plural crepes)

  1. crepe; crêpe (light fabric with a crinkled surface)
  2. crepe; crêpe (French pancake-like pastry)

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crepe

  1. inflection of crepar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative