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canapé

  • /ˈkænəpeɪ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum.

noun canapés

  1. An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
  2. A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa. Oliver was sitting on the edge of the canapé, swinging one leg over the other; and he stopped abruptly and stared, and then sank back, laughing softly to himself.

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noun a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich

Españolcanapé
한국어카나페 kanape
日本語カナッペ kanappe
Portuguêscanapé
Françaiscanapé
DeutschKanapee, Schnittchen
Italianocanapè, crostino, tartina
Ελληνικάκαναπεδάκι kanapedáki
Русскийканапе́ kanapɛ́

noun elegant sofa

Españolcanapé
Portuguêscanapé
Françaiscanapé
DeutschKanapee
Italianocanapè
Ελληνικάκαναπές kanapés
Românăcanapea
Русскийканапе́ kanapɛ́

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MLA

"canapé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canap%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

canapé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canap%C3%A9

Chicago

"canapé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canap%C3%A9.

BibTeX
@misc{canape_2026,
  title = {canapé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canap%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}