Frappé

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: en, /fɹæˈpeɪ/
• RP IPA: en, /ˈfɹæpeɪ/

Alternative forms

• frappe

Origin

Borrowed from , past participle of frapper ("to hit, strike"), from Old French fraper, from Old Low Franconian *hrappan 'to jerk, snatch' (compare Dutch reppen 'to hurry'), from Proto-Germanic *hrapjaną 'to hurry' (compare Old English hreppan 'to touch, treat', Old Norse hrapa 'to hurry; fall', German raffen 'to grab'), from *hrapaz (compare 'quick'), from Proto-Indo-European *krob (compare Middle Irish crip, crib 'quick', Tocharian kārpā 'to come down, step down', Lithuanian krapštýti 'to scratch, rub', Old Church Slavonic krĕpŭkŭ 'firm').

Full definition of frappé

Noun

1. A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.
2. A liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
3. A movement where the foot is struck against the floor over the ankle in ballet or other forms of dance.

Adjective

1. Iced; cooled.

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