/ təʊp; NAmE toʊp/ noun
[ U ] a brownish-grey colour
► taupe adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French , literally mole, moleskin , from Latin talpa .
/ təʊp; NAmE toʊp/ noun
[ U ] a brownish-grey colour
► taupe adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French , literally mole, moleskin , from Latin talpa .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005