canapè

See also: canape, Canapé, and canapé

Catalan

Alternative forms

• canapé (Valencia)

Etymology

Borrowed from French canapé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.nəˈpɛ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.nəˈpə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.naˈpe]

Noun

canapè m (plural canapès)

1. canapé (a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish)
2. canapé (a piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa)

Further reading

• “canapè” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “canapè”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “canapè” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “canapè” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French canapé.

Noun

canapè m (invariable)

1. (furniture) settee, couch
2. (furniture) canapé