Crepe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

small very thin pancake

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈeɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈeɪp/.

Examples

crape the mirror

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crape crepe paper French pancake

Parts of Speech

noun	paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
noun	small very thin pancake
noun	a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
verb	cover or drape with crape “crape the mirror”

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krepp

Papier mit zerknitterter Struktur; normalerweise gefärbt und für Dekorationen verwendet

🇫🇷French

crêpe

papier à texture froissée; généralement coloré et utilisé pour les décorations

🇮🇹Italian

crêpe

carta con una trama increspata; solitamente colorato e utilizzato per decorazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

crêpe

papier met een gekreukelde textuur; meestal gekleurd en gebruikt voor decoraties

🇵🇹Portuguese

Tapioca

papel com textura enrugada; geralmente colorido e usado para decoração

🇷🇺Russian

креп

бумага с мятой фактурой; обычно окрашены и используются для украшения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रेप

झुर्रीदार बनावट वाला कागज; आमतौर पर रंगीन और सजावट के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রেপ

একটি crrinkled জমিন সঙ্গে কাগজ; সাধারণত রঙিন এবং সজ্জার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ரீப்

சுருக்கப்பட்ட அமைப்புடன் கூடிய காகிதம்; பொதுவாக வண்ணம் மற்றும் அலங்காரங்களுக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రేప్

ముడతలుగల ఆకృతితో కాగితం; సాధారణంగా రంగు మరియు అలంకరణలకు ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रेप

कुरकुरीत पोत असलेला कागद; सहसा रंगीत आणि सजावटीसाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રેપ

કરચલીવાળી રચના સાથે કાગળ; સામાન્ય રીતે રંગીન અને સજાવટ માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೇಪ್

ಸುಕ್ಕುಗಟ್ಟಿದ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಾಗದ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅಲಂಕಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രേപ്പ്

ഒരു ചുളിവുള്ള ടെക്സ്ചർ ഉള്ള പേപ്പർ; സാധാരണയായി നിറമുള്ളതും അലങ്കാരങ്ങൾക്കായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

کریپ

ایک کرکری ہوئی ساخت کے ساتھ کاغذ؛ عام طور پر رنگین اور سجاوٹ کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绉

具有皱纹纹理的纸张；通常着色并用于装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

クレープ

しわが寄った紙。通常は色を付けて装飾に使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

크레이프

주름진 질감의 종이; 일반적으로 착색되어 장식용으로 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh crepe

giấy có kết cấu nhăn nheo; thường có màu và dùng để trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

เครป

กระดาษที่มีพื้นผิวเป็นรอยย่น มักมีสีและใช้สำหรับตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kain krep

kertas dengan tekstur berkerut; biasanya diwarnai dan digunakan untuk dekorasi

🇵🇭Filipino

krep

papel na may kulubot na texture; karaniwang kulay at ginagamit para sa mga dekorasyon

🇲🇾Malay

krep

kertas dengan tekstur berkerut; biasanya berwarna dan digunakan untuk hiasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كريب

ورق ذو نسيج مجعد. عادة ما تكون ملونة وتستخدم للزينة

🇮🇷Persian

کرپ

کاغذ با بافت چروکیده؛ معمولا رنگی و برای تزئین استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

krep

buruşuk dokulu kağıt; genellikle renklidir ve dekorasyon için kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

קרֶפּ

נייר עם מרקם מקומט; בדרך כלל צבעוניים ומשמשים לקישוטים

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