different between creme vs crepe

English

Adjective

creme (comparative more creme, superlative most creme)

1. Alternative spelling of crème

Noun

creme (countable and uncountable, plural cremes)

1. Alternative spelling of crème

Verb

creme (third-person singular simple present cremes, present participle creming, simple past and past participle cremed)

1. Alternative spelling of crème

Anagrams

• c'mere, merce

Danish

Etymology

From French crème, a merger of Late Latin chrisma (“ointment”) (from Ancient Greek ?????? (khrîsma, “unguent”)) and Late Latin crama (“skim”) (from Gaulish *crama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?????m]

Noun

creme c (singular definite cremen, plural indefinite cremer)

1. cream
2. custard
3. polish

Inflection

Descendants

• ? Faroese: krem

German

Etymology 1

From French crème.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k?e?m], [k???m]
• Hyphenation: creme

Adjective

creme (not comparable)

1. (color, indeclinable) cream

Synonyms

• cremefarben, cremefarbig

Related terms

• Creme

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?e?m?]
• Hyphenation: cre?me

Verb

creme

1. inflection of cremen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Further reading

• “creme” in Duden online
• “creme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kr?.me/
• Rhymes: -?me
• Hyphenation: crè?me

Noun

creme f

1. plural of crema

Anagrams

• merce, mercé

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French craime.

Alternative forms

• crem, creyme, crayme, cramin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kr??m(?)/

Noun

creme (uncountable)

1. cream

Descendants

• English: cream
  • ? Chinese: ??, ?? (qílín)
  • ? Hindi: ????? (kr?m)
  • ? Indonesian: krim
  • ? Japanese: ???? (kur?mu)
  • ? Korean: ?? (keurim)
  • ? Thai: ???? (kriim)
  • ? Zulu: ukhilimu

References

• “cr?me, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

creme

1. Alternative form of cromen

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?k?e.mi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?k?e.me/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?k??.m?/

Etymology 1

French crème, from Late Latin cr?mum (“skim”), from Gaulish *crama.

Noun

creme m (plural cremes)

1. (uncountable) milkfat, cream
2. (uncountable) any substance of similar texture
3. an amount or type of the substance
4. cream (color)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:creme.

Synonyms

• (cream (milk product)): nata

Related terms

• cremoso

Etymology 2

Verb

creme

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cremar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cremar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cremar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cremar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cremar.

See also

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kre.me/

Noun

creme

1. plural of crem?

Spanish

Verb

creme

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cremar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cremar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cremar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cremar.

English

Alternative forms

• crêpe

Etymology

From French crêpe, from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /k?e?p/, /k??p/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??p/

Noun

crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)

1. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
2. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
3. Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
4. Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.

   The policeman wore crepe-soled shoes.

5. (Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.

Synonyms

• (fabric): crape
• (thin pancake): French pancake
• (rubber): crepe rubber

Translations

Verb

crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce

Italian

Noun

crepe f

1. plural of crepa

Anagrams

• prece

Middle English

Verb

crepe

1. Alternative form of crepen

Portuguese

Etymology

From French crêpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??pe/, /?k??pi/

Noun

crepe m (plural crepes)

1. crepe, crêpe