Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coupe

/kup/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: coupe
IPA: /kup/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.

noun

An ice cream dessert served in a coupe glass.

noun

An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.

noun

A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)

noun

A car with two doors and a nonconvertible roof. (variant of coupé)

Canadian usage; American usage

name

Example Sentences

"These are champagne glasses, says Peggy. No, I mean the tall ones, Jamie says. You're thinking of flutes, says Peggy. These are coupes."

Etymology

Borrowed from French coupe. Doublet of cup, hive, and keeve.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: coupe

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kup/
British English: /kuːp/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

coupes (plural)

Derived Forms

coupelike Coupeville

Phrases

champagne coupe coupe-gorge deuce coupe

Frequently Paired Words

coupe-gorge sedan saloon station wagon wagon station sedan estate car estate

Homonyms

coop

Rhymes With

group loop soup troop scoop poop hoop coop snoop troupe whoop swoop

Questions

How do you pronounce coupe?: The recorded pronunciation is /kup/.
What does coupe mean?: A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
Where does coupe come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce coupe

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