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coupe

1 American  
[koop] / kup /

noun

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

  2. coupé.

coupe 2 American  
[koop] / kup /

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 American  
[koo-pey, koop] / kuˈpeɪ, kup /

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 British  
/ 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

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coupe 2 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of coupe1

First recorded in 1880–85; coupé

Origin of coupe2

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

Example Sentences

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Muzarabani then returned to bowl the penultimate over and, after the 6ft 8in pace bowler removed Renshaw, Zimbabwe swiftly administered the coupe de grace.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The car — first introduced in 1964 at the New York World’s Fair as a sporty, compact coupe with just a little bit of an edge — is given a hero’s treatment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Prices for the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S, in coupe and cabriolet form, are about 11% higher than the 2025 models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was an all-electric coupe the company trialed only in the Southwest.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It was our dark blue 1941 Chevy coupe, and you had to push the seat forward to get out.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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