canapé

/ˈkænəpeɪ/

noun

An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.

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Meanings

nouncanapé (plural canapés)

plural canapés

  1. An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
  2. A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

    Oliver was sitting on the edge of the canapé, swinging one leg over the other; and he stopped abruptly and stared, and then sank back, laughing softly to himself.

    1908, Upton Sinclair, The Metropolis, New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, page 29

Origin

  1. Frenchcanapé
  2. Englishcanapé

Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum.

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Translations

Bulgarian канапе́
  • канапе́ (kanapé)elegant sofa
Catalan canapè, canapè
  • canapèa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • canapèelegant sofa
Czech jednohubka
  • jednohubkaa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
Danish kanapé, kanapé
  • kanapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapéelegant sofa
Dutch canapé
  • canapéelegant sofa
Esperanto kanapo
  • kanapoelegant sofa
Estonian kanapee
  • kanapeeelegant sofa
Finnish cocktailleipä, kanapee
  • cocktailleipäa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapeea bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapeeelegant sofa
French canapé, canapé
  • canapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • canapéelegant sofa
German Kanapee, Schnittchen
  • Kanapeea bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • Schnittchena bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • Kanapeeelegant sofa
Greek καναπεδάκι, καναπές
  • καναπεδάκι (kanapedáki)a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • καναπές (kanapés)elegant sofa
Hungarian zsúrszendvics, miniszendvics
  • zsúrszendvicsa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • miniszendvicsa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • koktélszendvicsa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapéelegant sofa
Indonesian canapé
  • canapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
Italian canapè, crostino
  • canapèa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • crostinoa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • tartinaa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • canapèelegant sofa
Japanese カナッペ
  • カナッペ (kanappe)a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
Korean 카나페
  • 카나페 (kanape)a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
Norwegian Bokmål kanapé, kanapé
  • kanapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapéelegant sofa
Polish kanapka, kanapa
  • kanapkaa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanapaelegant sofa
Portuguese canapé, canapé
  • canapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • canapéelegant sofa
Romanian canapea
  • canapeaelegant sofa
Russian канапе́, канапе́
  • канапе́ (kanapɛ́)a bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • канапе́ (kanapɛ́)elegant sofa
Spanish canapé, canapé
  • canapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • canapéelegant sofa
Swedish kanapé, snittar
  • kanapéa bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • snittara bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
Turkish kanepe, kanepe
  • kanepea bite-sized slice open-faced sandwich
  • kanepeelegant sofa
Ukrainian кана́па
  • кана́па (kanápa)elegant sofa
Cite this entry
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canapé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canap%C3%A9

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“canapé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canap%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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