/kan"euh pee, -pay'/ ; Fr. /kann nann pay"/ , n. , pl. canapés /-peez, -payz'/ ; Fr. /-pay"/ .
1. a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
2. Furniture. a sofa of 18th-century France, made in any of several forms, often with matching chairs.
3. Bridge. a style of bidding in which short suits are bid before long ones.
[ 1885-90; ]