a cracker or a small piece of bread or toast spread with spiced meat, fish, cheese, etc., served as an appetizer, often with drinks
Origin of canapé
Fr: see canopy; figurative, figuratively application of French sense “upholstered divan”canapé
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canape
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A cracker or a small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer.
Origin of canape
French from canapé couch from Medieval Latin canāpēum mosquito net ; see canopy .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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