crêpe suzette

noun

crêpe su·​zette ˌkrāp-sü-ˈzet 

plural crêpes suzette ˌkrāp(s)-sü-ˈzet  or crêpe suzettes ˌkrāp-sü-ˈzets 

often capitalized S

: a thin folded or rolled pancake in a hot orange-butter sauce that is sprinkled with a liqueur (such as cognac or curaçao) and set ablaze for serving

Examples of crêpe suzette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For dessert, there’s crepes suzette flambéed with Amaro Nonino Quintessentia®, a coffee, and of course a grappa to help digestion at the end! —Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Traditional French cuisine shines at Le Continental—consider finishing your meal with their divine take on a crepe suzette. —Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

French crêpe Suzette, probably from Suzette, nickname of Suzanne Reichenberg †1924 French actress

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

crepe suzette

noun

crepe su·​zette

ˌkrāp-su̇-ˈzet

plural crepes suzette

ˌkrāp(s)-su̇-ˈzet

or crepe suzettes

ˌkrāp-su̇-ˈzets

: a crepe rolled or folded in a hot orange-butter sauce that is sprinkled with a liqueur and set ablaze for serving