Etymology

canapé

Today it means: An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish. Full definition →

French canapé
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  1. French · borrowed fromcanapé
  2. English todaycanapé

Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.