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canapé

canapé

See also: canape and canapè

English

Noun

canapé (plural canapés)

  1. An hors d’oeuvre, a bite size slice open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
  2. A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

Translations


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)

  1. sofa
  2. piece of toast covered with some savory (finger) food
  3. nibble (small bits of food, e.g. at a party)

Descendants

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]

Anagrams


Portuguese

Noun

canapé m (plural canapés)

  1. canapé (a bite-size slice open-faced sandwich)
  2. canapé (a type of elegant sofa)

Spanish

Noun

canapé m (plural canapés)

  1. canapé (food)
  2. canapé (furniture)
  3. snack food