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coupé
- /kuːˈpeɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”).
noun coupés · coupe
- A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupe)
- A car with a fixed-roof body style that is shorter than a sedan or saloon of the same model.
- The front part of a French stagecoach.
- A four-wheeled carriage with two seats inside, and a separate seat for the driver.
- The front compartment of a railway carriage.
- The strongest grade of Spanish saffron, akin to the Iranian sargol.
adjective coupe
- Couped. [...] who was knighted : His Arms were Or, three Barrs Azure on a Canton Argent, a Lyon's Head coupé Gules;
Translations
Talk about this word "coupé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coup%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coupé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coup%C3%A9 "coupé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coup%C3%A9.Cite this
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title = {coupé},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coup%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
