Crepe
/kreɪp/noun
A thin pancake or a lightweight fabric with a characteristically crinkled surface.
Did you know?The food and fabric senses are linked through the same French word, whose texture evoked the rippled surface of the material.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skrip-
“To curl, bend, or have a rough, uneven surface; a reconstructed root associated with later forms meaning curled or crinkled.”
Classical Latin
Latin
crispus
“Curled, frizzy, or wrinkled.”
Late Latin
Latin
crispus
“A curled or rippled texture, especially in descriptions of hair or surfaces.”
Old French
Old French
crespe
“Crinkled or rippled fabric.”
Middle French
French
crêpe
“A crinkled fabric, later also a thin pancake resembling a sheet of fabric.”
Modern English
English
crepe
“A thin pancake or crinkled fabric.”