canapé

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkænəpeɪ/ === Noun === canapé (plural canapés) An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish. A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Canepa == Catalan == === Noun === canapé m (plural canapés) (Valencia) alternative spelling of canapè == Danish == === Noun === canapé (unofficial) alternative form of kanapé == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French canapé. Attested since the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkaː.naːˈpeː/ Hyphenation: ca‧na‧pé Rhymes: -eː === Noun === canapé m (plural canapés, diminutive canapeetje n) canapé (food) canapé (furniture) == French == === Alternative forms === canap’ === Etymology === From Old French conopé, conope (later altered in form and meaning based on Medieval Latin canāpēum, alteration of canōpēum (“mosquito net”)), itself from Latin cōnōpēum (“seat with a canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon), from κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”). Cognate with English canopy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.na.pe/ === Noun === canapé m (plural canapés) sofa piece of bread covered with some savory (finger) food nibble (small bits of food, e.g. at a party) ==== Derived terms ==== promotion canapé ==== Related terms ==== canopée ==== Descendants ==== === References === “canapé” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition H. H. Mallinckrodt, Latijn Nederlands woordenboek (Aula n° 24), Utrecht-Antwerpen, Spectrum, 1959 [Latin - Dutch dictionary in Dutch] === Further reading === “canapé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pacane == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French canapé. === Noun === canapé (plural canapé-canapé) (cooking) canapé (a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich) === Further reading === “canapé”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French canapé. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛ Hyphenation: ca‧na‧pé === Noun === canapé m (plural canapés) canapé (a bite-size slice open-faced sandwich) canapé (a type of elegant sofa) === References === === Further reading === “canapé”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French canapé. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kanaˈpe/ [ka.naˈpe] Rhymes: -e Syllabification: ca‧na‧pé === Noun === canapé m (plural canapés) canapé (food) canapé (furniture) snack food ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: kanape === Further reading === “canapé”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025