[kan-uh-pee, -pey; Fr. ka-na-pey] 
[-peez, -peyz; Fr. -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. |
| can·a·pé (kān'ə-pā', -pē) n. A cracker or a small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer. [French, from canapé, couch, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, mosquito net; see canopy.] |