Frappe
/fræˈpeɪ/noun
A cold, blended, often milk-based coffee drink or a drink shaken until frothy.
Did you know?French frappé literally means “beaten” or “struck,” from the verb frapper, and it entered English through drinks that were shaken, iced, or “beaten up” with ice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bherəg-
“to strike, smash, or break”
Late Latin
Latin
*frappare
“to strike or beat (reconstructed influence in Romance forms)”
Old French
Old French
fraper / frapper
“to strike, beat, or hit”
19th Century
French
frappé
“beaten, struck; chilled or iced (especially a drink)”
20th Century
English
frappe
“an iced, blended, or frothy drink”