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canapé
canapé
English
Noun
canapé (plural canapés)
- An hors d’oeuvre, a bite size slice open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
- A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.
Translations
a bite size slice open-faced sandwich
elegant sofa
French
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Etymology
From Old French conopé, conope (later altered in form and meaning based on Medieval Latin canāpēum, alteration of canōpēum (“mosquito net”)), itself from Latin cōnōpēum (“seat with a canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεών (kōnōpeṓn), from κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”). Cognate with English canopy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.na.pe/
Noun
canapé m (plural canapés)
- sofa
- piece of toast covered with some savory (finger) food
- nibble (small bits of food, e.g. at a party)
Descendants
- Greek: καναπές m (kanapés, “sofa”)
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
- H. H. Mallinckrodt, Latijn Nederlands woordenboek (Aula n° 24), Utrecht-Antwerpen, Spectrum, 1959 [Latin - Dutch dictionary in Dutch]