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coupe

1

[ koop ]

noun

  1. Also a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.


coupe

2

[ koop ]

noun

  1. ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc.
  2. a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.
  3. any rimless plate.

coupé

3

[ koo-pey koop ]

noun

  1. a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
  2. the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
  3. Ballet. an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.
  4. (in Continental heraldry) party per fess.

coupe

1

/ kuːp /

noun

  1. a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
  2. a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coupé

2

/ ˈkuːpeɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledfixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors Compare drophead coupé
  2. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
  3. an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coupe1

First recorded in 1880–85; coupé

Origin of coupe2

1375–1425 for earlier senses “wicker basket, tub, cask”; 1890–95 for current senses; Middle English < Anglo-French co ( u ) pe, Old French coupe < Late Latin cuppa, Latin cūpa cask, tub, barrel; cup

Origin of coupe3

1825–35; < French coupé ( coupé indefs 1, 2 short for carrosse coupé “cut-off or shortened coach”), past participle of couper “to cut off,” verbal derivative of coup coup 1; cope 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coupe1

C19: from French: goblet, cup

Origin of coupe2

C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, stroke
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Example Sentences

His Chevrolet coupe, which he bought only a year ago, burned up in the flames.

By the end of the 1990s it was more commonly served in a coupe and broadly known as an Espresso Martini.

From Salon

“We talked about it the last coupe days and watched some film on it - as hard as it was.”

The suitability of an auto insurance policy becomes even more difficult if you decide that you want to insure a sporty or expensive automobile like an Infiniti G35 coupe.

Yes, your dessert may look like a rock-hard citrus in a coupe, but nudge it open and you might find threads of verbena that push you to reconsider what a lemon ought to taste like.

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