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canapé

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

noun

, plural can·a·pés [kan, -, uh, -peez, -peyz, k, a, -n, a, -, pey].
  1. a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
  2. Furniture. a sofa of 18th-century France, made in any of several forms, often with matching chairs.
  3. Bridge. a style of bidding in which short suits are bid before long ones.


canapé

/ -ˌpeɪ; kanape; ˈkænəpɪ /

noun

  1. a small piece of bread, toast, etc, spread with a savoury topping
  2. (in French cabinetwork) a sofa


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Word History and Origins

Origin of canapé1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of canapé1

C19: from French: sofa

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