taupe

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təʊp/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /toʊp/ Rhymes: -əʊp Homophone: tope === Noun === taupe (countable and uncountable, plural taupes) A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === taupe (comparative more taupe, superlative most taupe) Of a dark brownish-grey colour. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Colors === Anagrams === ate up, eat up == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French taupe, inherited from Latin talpa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /top/ === Noun === taupe f (plural taupes) mole (burrowing mammal) (figuratively) (espionage) mole (undercover agent) tunneler (education) higher mathematics class ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === taupe (plural taupes) taupe === Further reading === “taupe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French taupe, from Latin talpa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === taupe f (plural taupes) (Jersey) mole (mammal) ==== Synonyms ==== taupîn == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin talpa. === Noun === taupe oblique singular, f (oblique plural taupes, nominative singular taupe, nominative plural taupes) mole (mammal) ==== Descendants ==== French: taupe Norman: taupe (Jersey) == Tocharian B == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === taupe m mine (place from which ore is extracted)