Definition of "coupé" []

• A dessert of ice cream or fruit-flavored ice, garnished and served in a special dessert glass. (noun)
• The stemmed glass in which a coupe is served. (noun)
• A shallow, bowl-shaped dessert dish. (noun)
• Variant of coupé. (noun)

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• "a hero and a martyr! his coupe had been taken from him to assist in a barricade in that senseless _emeute_ ten days ago; the _coupe_ got smashed, the horses disappeared."
• "Photo: BMW The word "coupe" comes from the French phrase carrosse coupé , which is to say, "chopped carriage," and sure enough, the Mini Coupe is just that."
• "The term coupe has evolved and grown over the decades."