canapé

American  

[kan-uh-pee, -pey, ka-na-pey] / ˈkæn ə pi, -ˌpeɪ, ka naˈpeɪ /

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.

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canapé British  

/ -ˌpeɪ, kanape, ˈkænəpɪ /

noun

1. a small piece of bread, toast, etc, spread with a savoury topping

2. (in French cabinetwork) a sofa

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Etymology

Origin of canapé

1885–90; < French: literally, a covering or netting, originally for a bed ( canopy ), by extension for a piece of bread

Example Sentences

Samir lines up a job where their father worked, while the owner’s wife finds Gazala a position as companion to a renowned writer, offering her “up to Mme. Colette like a canape.”

From Los Angeles Times

If Solino falls, gangs would have easy access to neighborhoods such as Canape Vert that have so far remained peaceful and largely safe.

From Seattle Times

One man near a barricade in Canape Vert said that he had been following the protests organized earlier this week by supporters of former rebel leader Guy Philippe, who has pledged a revolution to drive out gangs.

From Seattle Times

Scott: I had to prove I could hand someone a canapé.

From Los Angeles Times

Coronation music, including Hubert Parry's anthem I Was Glad will be followed by a champagne and canapé reception in the town's Priory Centre.

From BBC

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