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frappé

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /fɹæˈpeɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæpeɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æpeɪ
  • rhymes with -eɪ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Iced; cooled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of frappe (“a liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A movement where the foot is struck against the floor over the ankle in ballet or other forms of dance.

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History

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.