canapé
/ˈkanəpeɪ
/noun
1A small piece of bread or pastry with a savoury topping, served with drinks at receptions or formal parties: smoked-salmon canapés...
- But instead of resorting to the sort of supermarket canapés that are served with inevitable monotony at so many parties, why not opt for home-made nibbles, which also work out far cheaper.
- From the canapés with our pre-dinner drink to the petits-fours served with coffee in the lounge, nothing could be faulted.
- The company would assemble round this table, propose toasts, clink glasses, down the first glass of vodka in a gulp, and quickly follow it with a bite of herring or a caviar canapé.
2A decorative French antique sofa.She is seated at ease on a comfortable canapé....
- Many different types of couches exist; popular types include the divan. the chaise longue, the canapé or the ottoman.
Origin
French, canapé (sense 1) being a figurative extension of the sense 'sofa' (as a ‘couch’ on which to place toppings). See also canopy.