frappe

¹

[ frap ]

noun

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

1. a milkshake made with ice cream.

frappé

²

[ fra-pey; French fra-pey ]

noun

, plural frap·pés [fra-, peyz, f, r, a, -, pey].

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)

, frap·péed, frap·pé·ing.

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 frappe¹

frappé

Origin of frappe²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of frappe¹

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

Example Sentences

By 8 a.m., she’s out the door, headed first to McDonald’s for a caramel frappe and then to the post office.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile Costa Coffee's chocolate fudge brownie frappe mocha with oat milk had 42.6g of sugar in the survey.

From BBC

Sure, they're both iced coffee beverages and have "frappe" in their name.

From Salon

Then earlier this year the company scrapped smoothies, frappes and milkshakes altogether.

From BBC

In February, the retailer received complaints after it said it will stop making smoothies, frappes and milkshakes, which can be more expensive and take longer to make.

From BBC