coupe

¹

[koop]

noun

1. Also a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.

2. coupé.

coupe

²

[koop]

noun

1. ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc.

2. a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.

3. any rimless plate.

coupé

³

[koo-pey, koop]

noun

1. a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.

2. the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.

3. Ballet.,  an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.

4. (in Continental heraldry) party per fess.

5. coupe.

coupé

¹

/ ˈkuːpeɪ /

noun

1. Also called: fixed-head coupé. a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors Compare drophead coupé

2. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver

3. an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only

coupe

²

/ kuːp /

noun

1. a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet

2. a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert

Word History and Origins

Origin of coupé¹

First recorded in 1880–85; coupé

Origin of coupé²

1375–1425 for earlier senses “wicker basket, tub, cask”; 1890–95 for current senses; Middle English < Anglo-French co ( u ) pe, Old French coupe < Late Latin cuppa, Latin cūpa cask, tub, barrel; cup

Origin of coupé³

1825–35; < French coupé ( coupé in defs. 1, 2 short for carrosse coupé “cut-off or shortened coach”), past participle of couper “to cut off,” verbal derivative of coup coup ¹; cope ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of coupé¹

C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, stroke

Origin of coupé²

C19: from French: goblet, _cup

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