coupe
noun
Also a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
coupe
1 American
[koop]
/ kup /
coupe
2
American
[koop]
/ kup /
noun
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ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc.
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a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.
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any rimless plate.
coupé
3
American
[koo-pey, koop]
/ kuˈpeɪ, kup /
noun
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coupés
plural
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a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
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the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
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Ballet. an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.
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(in Continental heraldry) party per fess.
coupé
1
British
/ ˈkuːpeɪ /
noun
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Also called: fixed-head coupé. a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors Compare drophead coupé
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a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
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an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only
coupe
2
British
/ kuːp /
noun
-
a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
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a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coupe1
First recorded in 1880–85; see origin at 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; cf. 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; cf. cope 1
Example Sentences
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Mercedes-Benz unveiled its AMG GT four-door coupe, a high-end EV with 1,153 horsepower and a zero to 60 mph time of about two seconds.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
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
Roller had saved up for four years to buy his prized Cadillac CTS-V coupe, and in 30 seconds, it was gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
“It’s because they’re served in a pointy glass or a coupe that we’re calling them martinis.”
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
He went with them in the old Ford coupe.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
A limited-edition two-seat coupé will bridge Alfa Romeo from its internal combustion engine roots to an all-electric future.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The Roma will be a 2+ coupé, meaning it has two small rear-seats, Ferrari said on Wednesday, without disclosing its price.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2019
A black Mercedes 500 coupé in the mid-1980s.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2017
One elegant small carriage that appears in the street scene is a coupé made about 1860.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2013
She did not wish to enter the coupé, and told Doctor Mandelet she would walk; she was not afraid, and would go alone.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
The group’s members stood on a platform built on the back of a flatbed truck, playing about a dozen drums, including bass drums, congas and tenor drums known as coupés.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2018
The ladies of the sultan's harem drive out in very handsome coupés, with coachmen wearing the sultan's livery, but you more frequently see the queer one-horse Turkish carriage, and sometimes a "cow-carriage."
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 by Various
W.'s is grey satin, equally comfortable, with dressing-room, bath, etc.—behind these again a coupé for the maids—then a long carriage for the rest of the Mission with chairs, tables, etc, and small coupés.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
In summer the coupés are replaced by light, open, four-seated carriages, with a hood and with leather curtains, to be used in case of rain; and they are really pleasant and comfortable vehicles.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 by Various
The bridegroom generally provides hansoms or coupés to drive his ushers to the church from their respective residences.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
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