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

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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