TAUPE Meaning of TAUPE in English taupe /təʊp $ toʊp/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'mole' , from Latin talpa ] a brownish-grey colour —taupe adjective Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012