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coupe

1 American  
[koop] / kup /

noun

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

  2. coupé.

coupe 2 American  
[koop] / kup /

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 American  
[koo-pey, koop] / kuˈpeɪ, kup /

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.

coupé 1 British  
/ ˈkuːpeɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: fixed-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

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coupe 2 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of coupe1

First recorded in 1880–85; see origin at 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; cf. cup

Origin of coupé3

1825–35; < French coupé ( coupé in defs. 1, 2 short for carrosse coupé “cut-off or shortened coach”), past participle of couper “to cut off,” verbal derivative of coup coup 1; cf. cope 1

Example Sentences

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Nearly all get delivered by McKellen’s Julian, waving a champagne coupe while monologuing about humidifiers, cancel culture and a doctor who smells like radishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Muzarabani then returned to bowl the penultimate over and, after the 6ft 8in pace bowler removed Renshaw, Zimbabwe swiftly administered the coupe de grace.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The aesthetic Manzoni is describing has a lot in common with 1960s-era modernism, from which emerged Ferrari’s essential 365 GTB4 Daytona coupe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It was an all-electric coupe the company trialed only in the Southwest.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It was a little orange coupe, usually dusty, but clean today because of the rain over the weekend.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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