canapénoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈkæn.ə.peɪ/us/ˈkæn.ə.peɪ/a small, thin, salty biscuit or small piece of bread with food such as cheese, fish, or meat on top, that is served with drinks, especially at a party
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Sandwiches & snacks
- BLT
- butty
- club sandwich
- corn chips
- crisp
- crostini
- gorp
- hero
- hoagie
- jam sandwich
- melt
- munchies
- open sandwich
- popcorn
- pork scratchings
- potato chip
- sandwich
- toasty
- tortilla chip
- wrap
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Examples from literature
- Fruit cocktails of every kind, and canapés are in order for this commencement of the meal.
- If you have just a spoonful or so of peas, beans, spinach, cauliflower or asparagus you may use it in place of the fish, thus making a vegetable canapé.
- If, however, you serve cocktails in the drawing room with the accompanying caviar or lettuce sandwiches, or if you serve a canapé, do not repeat the latter as the opening of the dinner.
- The soup course may be preceded by one of fruit, where the cocktail or canapé has been served in the drawing room.