crêpe suzette
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dessert comprising a crêpe (pancake) topped with caramel and orange sauce and Grand Marnier, then flambéed.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of crêpe Suzette.
Example Sentences
- "“I was a stranger in town and so was the Prince of Wales, then known as King Edward VII to his intimates. He asked me why I didn’t make a pancake which would taste like an orange, only with a pancake flavor. / “‘Why don’t you?’ I asked him right back. / “But finally he wheedled me into doing it, and that is how crêpe Suzettes were invented.”"
- "Let’s stop and pick up something special for dinner. You know what I’d like? A can of crêpes suzette."
- "Nor must one forget the dinner at which he harpooned one of the crêpes suzette with his fork and, holding it aloft, cried, “Here is how Gide will burn in Hell one day!”"
- "The flaming of crêpe suzettes is definitely not encouraged on board a boat!"
- "For dessert there were crêpes suzette with his favourite, grand marnier sauce."
- "The room was equipped with several computer stations, AV equipment, and posters showing various concoctions---a crêpe suzette flaming, […]"