Meaning & use
crepe
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Meanings
nouncountable
A very thin pancake, often folded or rolled around a sweet or savory filling.
Grammar: Countable: I ate two crepes.
Patterns
- a crepe with something
- a crepe filled with something
She ordered a crepe filled with strawberries and cream.
On Sundays my father makes crepes for the whole family.
The street stall sells savory crepes with ham and cheese.
noununcountable
A light fabric with a slightly wrinkled, crinkled surface.
Grammar: Uncountable as a material: a dress made of crepe.
Patterns
- made of crepe
The blouse is made of soft silk crepe.
She chose a black crepe dress for the funeral.
Crepe wrinkles easily, so pack it carefully.
noununcountableBritish
A type of thin rubber with a rough texture, used for shoe soles.
Grammar: Often appears in the compound 'crepe sole'.
Patterns
- crepe soles
His shoes had thick crepe soles that made no sound on the floor.
Crepe soles grip well but wear out quickly.
Word forms
| plural | crepes |
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Common combinations
- a savory crepe
- I had a savory crepe with spinach and cheese.
- a sweet crepe
- A sweet crepe with lemon and sugar is my favorite.
- crepe batter
- Let the crepe batter rest for half an hour.
- crepe paper
- The children decorated the room with crepe paper.
- crepe sole
- His boots had a crepe sole.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: crepe or crape? crepe or crap?
crepe vs crape
Crape is an old term for black crepe cloth used in mourning, spelled differently but sounding the same.
crepe vs crap
These look similar but crap is a rude word, and the two are not pronounced alike.
Practice
At the cafe, Maria ordered a thin ____ filled with chocolate and bananas.
Choose one answer.
A crepe is a thin pancake that can be folded around a filling. A waffle is thick with a grid pattern and a muffin is a small baked cake.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “crepe”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.