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Coupé
A coupé (US coupe) (from the French past participle ''coupé'', of the infinitive ''couper'', to cut) is a closed two-door car body style with a permanently attached fixed roof, that is shorter than a sedan or saloon (British and Irish English) of the same model, and it often has seating for two persons or with a tight-spaced rear seat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Coupé )〕 The precise definition of the term varies between manufacturers and over time. The term was first applied to 19th-century carriages, where the rear-facing seats had been eliminated, or cut out.〔
== Pronunciation ==
In most English-speaking countries, the French spelling ''coupé'' and anglicized pronunciation are used. The stress may be equal or on either the first or second syllable; stressing the first syllable is the more anglicized variant. Most speakers of North American English spell the word without the acute accent and pronounce it as one syllable: . This change occurred gradually and before World War II. A North American example of usage is the hot rodders' term Deuce Coupe () used to refer to a 1932 Ford; this pronunciation is used in the Beach Boys' 1963 hit song, "Little Deuce Coupe".
The word "coupe" means "cup" in French, as in the rally competition Coupe des Alpes, and is for instance used for the Delahaye Coupe des Alpes (built 1935-1954).
Chevrolet, in an effort to lend a touch of class to its two-door hardtops during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, marketed them with the "Sport Coupé" moniker, using the original French pronunciation.
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