Crape — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small very thin pancake

a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈeɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈeɪp/.

Examples

crape the mirror
crimp hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frizz crimp crepe French pancake frizzle kink up kink

Parts of Speech

noun	small very thin pancake
noun	a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
verb	cover or drape with crape “crape the mirror”
verb	curl tightly “crimp hair”

Word Forms

crepe	verb	cover or drape with crape
crape	verb	cover or drape with crape
crape	noun	a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
crepe	noun	a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
crimp	noun	a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
kink	noun	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krepp

kleiner, sehr dünner Pfannkuchen

🇫🇷French

crêpe

petite crêpe très fine

🇪🇸Spanish

crespón

panqueque pequeño muy fino

🇮🇹Italian

crespo

piccola frittella molto sottile

🇳🇱Dutch

krip

kleine, zeer dunne pannenkoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

crepe

panqueca pequena e muito fina

🇷🇺Russian

креп

маленький, очень тонкий блин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रेप

छोटा बहुत पतला पैनकेक

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রেপ

ছোট খুব পাতলা প্যানকেক

🇮🇳Tamil

கிராப்

சிறிய மிக மெல்லிய பான்கேக்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రేప్

చిన్న చాలా సన్నని పాన్కేక్

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रेप

लहान अतिशय पातळ पॅनकेक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રેપ

નાની ખૂબ પાતળી પેનકેક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೇಪ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಬಾ ತೆಳುವಾದ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ಕೇಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രാപ്പ്

ചെറിയ വളരെ നേർത്ത പാൻകേക്ക്

🇵🇰Urdu

کریپ

چھوٹا بہت پتلا پینکیک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黑纱

小而薄的煎饼

🇯🇵Japanese

クレープ

小さくてとても薄いパンケーキ

🇰🇷Korean

상장

작고 매우 얇은 팬케이크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiểu đen

bánh xèo nhỏ rất mỏng

🇹🇭Thai

เครป

แพนเค้กเล็กบางมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kain sutera

pancake kecil yang sangat tipis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كريب

فطيرة صغيرة رقيقة جداً

🇮🇷Persian

کراپ

پنکیک کوچک بسیار نازک

🇹🇷Turkish

krep

küçük çok ince gözleme

🇮🇱Hebrew

קריפ

פנקייק קטן מאוד דק

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