- a small piece of bread, toast, etc, spread with a savoury topping
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•a•pé /ˈkænəpi, -ˌpeɪ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -pés.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Fooda cracker or small piece of bread topped with cheese or other savory food.
can•a•pé
(kan′ə pē, -pā′; Fr. ka na pā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pés
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(-pēz, -pāz′; Fr. -pā′).USA pronunciation
- Fooda thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- Furniturea sofa of 18th-century France, made in any of several forms, often with matching chairs.
- [Bridge.]a style of bidding in which short suits are bid before long ones.
- French: literally, a covering or netting, origin, originally for a bed (see canopy), by extension for a piece of bread
- 1885–90
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canapé /ˈkænəpɪ; -ˌpeɪ; French: kanape/ n
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