クレープ

クレープ

Japanese

クレープ (kurēpu): a sweet crêpe opened up, with whipped cream and strawberry sauce on it.

クレープ (kurēpu): detail of a light crêpe ball gown, c. 1827.

Etymology

Borrowed from French crêpe,[1][2][3][4] possibly via English crepe.[5]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) クレ​ープ [kùréꜜèpù] (Nakadaka – [2])[4][5][3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ːpɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

クレープ • (kurēpu) 

1. (food) a crêpe or crepe: (a kind of thin pancake)
2. (textile) crape, crepe, or crêpe fabric: (a kind of sheer fabric, often with a crisp or crimped appearance)

Synonyms

(textile):

• 縮(ちり)緬(めん) (chirimen)
• ジョーゼット (Jōzetto), ジョーゼット・クレープ (Jōzetto kurēpu)

See also

• ガレット (garetto): a galette, a kind of filled crepe

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
5. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN