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• frappe
  frappe

  noun

  a milkshake made with ice cream.
• frappé
  frappé

  noun

  a fruit juice mixture frozen to a mush, to be served as a dessert, appetizer, or relish.

frappe

¹ American  

[frap] / fræp /

noun

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

1. a milkshake made with ice cream.

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frappé ² American  

[fra-pey, fra-pey] / fræˈpeɪ, fraˈpeɪ /

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.

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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 British  

/ frape, ˈfræpeɪ /

noun

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

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of frappe¹

see origin at frappé

Origin of frappé²

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

Explanation

If you live in New England, a frappe is a delicious, creamy, frozen drink — in other words, it's a milkshake. Order a frappe at a diner in Idaho, however, and you'll probably get a confused look. The meaning of the word frappe varies depending on what part of the world you're in. In Massachusetts or Maine, ordering a chocolate frappe will result in a milkshake: ice cream that's blended with syrup and sometimes milk which you can sip through a straw. In other areas, a frappe is a frozen coffee drink, a variation on fruity shaved ice, or even a crispy pastry. The French source is frappé, "made cold with ice."

Example Sentences

They have names like Churro Frappe, S'Mores Cold Brew, Tumeric Spiced Latte and Tropical Spiceaide - a sweet lemonade with a slight kick and red fruits bobbing along the top.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Grape Frappe is frozen coffee and lemon Frappe is partly frozen lemonade.

From Civic League Cook Book by

How many persons does the Cranberry Frappe recipe serve?

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes

"Frappe a Londres" is printed on one part of it, and "La Descente dans Angleterre" upon another.

From Through the Magic Door by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"Agincourt" is inscribed under their coat of arms; their crest is "a dexter arm couped below the elbow, vested argent, and grasping a club or, and over it the motto Frappe fort."

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)