COUPE

coupe

(noun) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coupe (plural coupes)

An ice cream dessert; the glass it is served in.

(US, Canada, automotive) A car with two doors (variant of coupé).

An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.

Proper noun

Coupe

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Cou`pé" (k`p"), n. Etym: [F., fr. coupé, p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice.]

1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.

2. A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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