Etymology

coupé

Today it means: A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupe) Full definition →

French coupé
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromcoupé
  2. English todaycoupé

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcoupé all →

coupe

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