coupe

¹

[ koop ]

noun

1. Also a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
2. coupé ( defs 1, 2, 3 ).

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.
5. coupe ¹( def 1 ).

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

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

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

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.”

From Washington Times

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.

From Encyclopedia.com

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.

From New York Times

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