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- [koo-pey or for 1, 5, koop]
- /kuˈpeɪ or for 1, 5, kup/
- /ˈkuː.peɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo-pey or for 1, 5, koop]
- /kuˈpeɪ or for 1, 5, kup/
Definitions of coupe word
- countable noun coupe A coupé is a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors, and seats for four people. 3
- countable noun coupe A coupe is the same as a coupé. 3
- noun coupe a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet 3
- noun coupe a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert 3
- noun coupe a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors 3
- noun coupe a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver 3
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Origin of coupe
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < French coupé (in defs 1, 2 short for carrosse coupé “cut-off or shortened coach”), past participle of couper “to cut off,” verbal derivative of coup coup1; cf. cope1
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Parts of speech for Coupe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coupe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
coupe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coupe
noun coupe
- wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- van — Value Added Network
- auto — an automobile
- bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
- ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
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