canapé

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

noun

plural

canapés 

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of canapé¹

C19: from French: sofa

Related Words

• starter