canapé
noun
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
canapés
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pluralof canapé.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Well, once I saw her, I knew we weren’t here just to eat canapés and see Corvettes. We had to help her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
No wonder Woodward is still writing all these books; the guy’s just trying to enjoy his canapés, and the country’s top military officer waltzes over to share choice content like this.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2024
Vogler suggests that the pandemic might see an increase in finger food: canapés, cheese straws, stuffed potatoes, things that can be enjoyed without sharing crockery.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2022
Some 200 activists lingered after Precresse left, finishing the champagne, eating canapés, and pondering the outlook for their party, which dominated French politics for decades.
From Reuters ● Apr. 10, 2022
There was no hotel suite reserved for the wait; there were no trays of canapés laid out, no television blaring from any corner.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
