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coupe

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[ koop ]
/ kup /
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noun
Also coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
coupé (defs. 1-3).
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Origin of coupe

1
First recorded in 1880–85; see origin at coupé

Other definitions for coupe (2 of 3)

coupe2
[ koop ]
/ kup /
noun
ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc.
a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.
any rimless plate.

Origin of coupe

2
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

Other definitions for coupe (3 of 3)

coupé
[ koo-pey or, for 1, 5, koop ]
/ kuˈpeɪ or, for 1, 5, kup /
noun
a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
Ballet. an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.
(in Continental heraldry) party per fess.
coupe1 (def. 1).
Also coupe (for defs. 1-3).

Origin of coupé

1825–35; <French coupé (in defs. 1, 2 short for carrosse coupé “cut-off or shortened coach”), past participle of couper “to cut off,” verbal derivative of coupcoup1; cf. cope1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH coupé

coup, coupe, coupé
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Words related to coupe

auto, automobile, bus, convertible, jeep, limousine, machine, motor, pickup, ride, station wagon, truck, van, wagon, two-seater, bucket, buggy, compact, conveyance, hardtop

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British Dictionary definitions for coupe (1 of 2)

coupe
/ (kuːp) /
noun
a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert

Word Origin for coupe

C19: from French: goblet, cup

British Dictionary definitions for coupe (2 of 2)

coupé
/ (ˈkuːpeɪ) /
noun
Also called: fixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doorsCompare drophead coupé
a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only

Word Origin for coupé

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