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canapé

[ kan-uh-pee, -pey; French ka-na-pey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural can·a·pés [kan, -, uh, -peez, -peyz, k, a, -n, a, -, pey].

a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
Furniture. a sofa of 18th-century France, made in any of several forms, often with matching chairs.
Bridge. a style of bidding in which short suits are bid before long ones.

canapé

/ -ˌpeɪ; ˈkænəpɪ; kanape /

Origin of canapé¹

1885–90; < French: literally, a covering or netting, originally for a bed ( canopy ), by extension for a piece of bread

Origin of canapé¹

C19: from French: sofa

Parma Ham Bundles At this time of year, it really pays to have a simple canapé-style recipe up your sleeve.

Dispose each canapé on a bread and butter plate covered with a paper doily and garnish with sprays of parsley.

Spread fried bread with mixture and garnish with very thin strips of pimentos; set pimolas in center of each canapé.

It is not necessary to pass anything whatever with melon or grapefruit, or a macédoine of fruit, or a canapé.

Canapés are usually served cold, on a plate covered with a doily; the canapé is placed on this.

The French, indeed, borrow their word canapé from can-al-pié.

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