crepe

noun

ˈkrāp 

variants or crêpe

1

: a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers

2

: crape sense 2

3

: crude rubber in the form of nearly white to brown crinkled sheets used especially for shoe soles

crepe-soled shoes

4

: a small very thin pancake

crepe adjective

crepey adjective

or crepy

ˈkrā-pē 

Examples of crepe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Use these cheerful, summery spoons to slather jam onto scones or Nutella into crepes. —Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025

The collection included raspberry spread, limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb, herbal tea assortment, crepe mix, shortbread cookie mix with flower sprinkles, and flower sprinkles. —Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025

As Ever sold $14 crepe mix and $14 shortbread cookie mix with flower sprinkles. —Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

Spread 2 generous tablespoons of cheese mixture across each crepe, and roll up burrito style. —Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French crêpe — more at crape

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing crepe

• crepe de chine
• crepe myrtle
• crepe paper

Rhymes for crepe

• ape
• cape
• crape
• drape
• gape
• grape
• pape
• rape
• scape
• scrape
• shape
• snape

Kids Definition

crepe

noun

variants or crêpe

ˈkrāp 

1

: a thin crinkled fabric (as of silk or wool)

2

: a small very thin pancake