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frappé

/fɹæˈpeɪ/ US
/ˈfɹæpeɪ/ UK

Rhymes with -æpeɪ, -eɪ

Where it comes from

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.

noun frappés · frappe

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

adjective frappe

not comparable Iced; cooled.

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@misc{frappe_2026,
  title = {frappé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frapp%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}