canape

[kan-uh-pee, -pey; Fr. ka-na-pey]

noun, plural -pés

[-peez, -peyz; Fr. -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.

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

Can be confused: canapé, canopy.

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Canape is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

WordNet

canape
noun
an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food

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