different between crepe vs omelet

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

English

Noun

omelet (plural omelets)

1. (US spelling) Alternative form of omelette

Danish

Etymology

From French omelette.

Noun

omelet c (singular definite omeletten, plural indefinite omeletter)

1. omelet, omelette

Inflection

References

• “omelet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French omelette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?.m??l?t/
• Hyphenation: ome?let
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

omelet f (plural omeletten, diminutive omeletje n)

1. omelette

Derived terms

• boerenomelet
• kaasomelet
• omeletpan