crêpe suzette

American  

[kreyp soo-zet, krep, krep sy-zet] / ˈkreɪp suˈzɛt, ˈkrɛp, krɛp süˈzɛt /

Also crepe suzette

noun

crêpe suzettes, plural crêpes suzette plural

1. a thin dessert pancake, usually rolled or folded in quarters, heated in a sauce of orange-flavored liqueur, and served flambé.

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crêpe suzette British  

/ kreɪp suːˈzɛt /

noun

1. (sometimes plural) an orange-flavoured pancake flambéed in a liqueur or brandy

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• crêpe suzettes
  plural
• crêpes suzette
  plural

Etymology

Origin of crêpe suzette

1920–25; < French, allegedly after Suzanne ( Suzette ) Reichenberg (1853–1924), French actress, in whose honor they were first prepared

Example Sentences

I told the orchestra, 'This music was intended to be played after a heavy dinner of turtle soup, a souffle, duckling, venison, ice, and crepe suzette!

From Time Magazine Archive

The first sheet that he pressed looked "like a crepe suzette."

From Time Magazine Archive

And fresh tandoori pomfret and crepe suzette on their menu.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy