frappe

¹

[frap]

noun

Northeastern U.S. (chiefly Eastern New England).

1. a milkshake made with ice cream.

frappé

²

[fra-pey, fra-pey]

noun

plural

frappés 

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.

3. frappe.

4. 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)

frappéed, frappéing 

1. to make a frappé of.

   to frappé rum, fruit juice, and cracked ice.

frappé

/ frape, ˈfræpeɪ /

noun

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of frappé¹

frappé

Origin of frappé²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of frappé¹

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