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crêpe suzette

American  
[kreyp soo-zet, krep, krep sy-zet] / ˈkreɪp suˈzɛt, ˈkrɛp, krɛp süˈzɛt /
Also crepe suzette

noun

plural

crêpe suzettes,

plural

crêpes suzette

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

crêpe suzette British  
/ kreɪp suːˈzɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of crêpe suzette

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

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