canapé

See also: canape and canapè

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy.

Noun

canapé (plural canapés)

  1. An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized 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.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French canapé. Attested since the 18th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaː.naːˈpeː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧na‧pé
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

canapé m (plural canapés, diminutive canapeetje n)

  1. canapé

French

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 κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon), from κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”). Cognate with English canopy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.na.pe/
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Noun

canapé m (plural canapés)

  1. sofa
  2. piece of bread 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]

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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
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