frappe

[ frap ]

nounNortheastern U.S. (chiefly Eastern New England).
  1. a milkshake made with ice cream.

Origin of frappe

1
see origin at frappé

Words Nearby frappe

Other definitions for frappé (2 of 2)

frappé
[ fra-pey; French fra-pey ]

noun,plural frap·pés [fra-peyz; French fra-pey]. /fræˈpeɪz; French fraˈpeɪ/.
  1. a fruit juice mixture frozen to a mush, to be served as a dessert, appetizer, or relish.

  2. an after-dinner drink consisting of a liqueur, as crème de menthe, poured over cracked or shaved ice.

  1. Ballet. a beating of the toe of the working foot against the ankle of the supporting foot.

adjective
  1. chilled; iced; frozen.

verb (used with object),frap·péed, frap·pé·ing.
  1. to make a frappé of: to frappé rum, fruit juice, and cracked ice.

Origin of frappé

2
1840–50; <French: past participle of frapper to ice, strike

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How to use frappe in a sentence

  • In these days of prudery, almost all women of rank appear 'frappe a la glace', like a bottle of champagne.

    Gerfaut, Complete | Charles de Bernard
  • Orange frappe is simply an orange water ice frozen to a mush and served in frappe glasses.

    Dinners and Luncheons | Paul Pierce
  • Je ne vous dis pas que votre malheur ma frappe autant que si javais connu lhomme admirable que vous pleurez.

    Frederic Chopin, Vol II (of 2) | Moritz Karasowski
  • To frappe a bottle of wine, we stood it on the porch; in a few minutes it would pour crystals.

    Vanished Arizona | Martha Summerhayes
  • Cette existence fut frappe, foudroye par la Rvolution, comme toutes celles qui lentouraient.

    The Royal Institution | Bence Jones

British Dictionary definitions for frappé

frappé

/ (ˈfræpeɪ, French frape) /


noun
  1. a drink consisting of a liqueur, etc, poured over crushed ice

adjective
  1. (postpositive) (esp of drinks) chilled; iced

Origin of frappé

1
C19: from French, from frapper to strike, hence, chill; see frap

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