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Added 10 October 2026

crepe

/kɹeɪp/ noun

Latin root: crispus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crepe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

verb

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

Origin

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

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