Coupé

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 in zwei gleiche Teile geschnitten , 🇪🇸 cortado en dos partes iguales , 🇮🇹 tagliato in due parti uguali , 🇵🇹 cortado em duas partes iguais , 🇨🇳 切开的 , 🇯🇵 二つの等しい部分に切り分けられた , 🇰🇷 두 개의 동일한 부분으로 절단된 , 🇸🇦 مقسَّم إلى جزئين متساويين , 🇮🇳 दो समान भागों में काटा गया

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Etymology

The noun *coupé* is derived from the past participle of the French verb *couper* (to cut), which in turn comes from Old French *coupier* and ultimately from Latin *caedere* “to cut.” It originally referred to a slice or portion cut off, and over time specialized to mean a piece cut into two equal parts, a sense preserved in culinary and legal contexts. The term’s evolution from an adjective to a noun reflects the common French practice of using participial forms as nouns to denote the result of an action.

Synonyms

bisection division partition tranche découpe découpage fraction

Antonyms

entier complet intégralité intact