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frappé en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæpeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /fɹæˈpeɪ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French frappé, past participle of frapper (“to hit, strike”), from Old French fraper, from Old Low Franconian *hrappan 'to jerk, snatch', from Proto-Germanic *hrappijaną (“to hurry”), from *hrapaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krob.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Iced; cooled.

Forms

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frappe alternative lexicographic

frappé en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæpeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /fɹæˈpeɪ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French frappé, past participle of frapper (“to hit, strike”), from Old French fraper, from Old Low Franconian *hrappan 'to jerk, snatch', from Proto-Germanic *hrappijaną (“to hurry”), from *hrapaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krob.

Meanings

  1. A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of frappe (“a liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice”).
    alt of frappe
  3. A movement where the foot is struck against the floor over the ankle in ballet or other forms of dance.

Forms

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frappés Number=Plur lexicographic
frappe alternative lexicographic