toupée

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toupée

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Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from toupee with an acute accent over the second e based on the false assumption that the word was directly borrowed from *toupée, the actual French word being toupet. Compare devotée and repartée, which have similar etymologies.

noun toupées

alternative Alternative spelling of toupee

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"toupée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toup%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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toupée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toup%C3%A9e

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"toupée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toup%C3%A9e.

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@misc{toupe_e_2026,
  title = {toupée},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toup%C3%A9e},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}