a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
"He parked his sleek coupe in the driveway, admiring its short rear deck and spacious trunk."
An ice cream dessert; the glass it is served in.
"She scooped a generous portion of vanilla bean into her favorite coupe to enjoy at the beach."
In plain English: A coupe is a car with two doors and usually only seats for four people, designed to look sporty and sleek.
"She parked her sleek black coupe in front of the restaurant."
Usage: Use coupe to refer specifically to an elegant, stemmed glass used for serving champagne or cocktails, not as a general term for any drinking vessel. Do not confuse this with coupé when describing vehicles or fashion styles unless explicitly discussing those contexts.
A surname.
"The famous jazz musician known as Duke Ellington often performed with a guest vocalist named Coupe at his club."
The word coupe comes directly from the French language to describe a specific style of haircut or vehicle body shape. It entered English as an independent loanword rather than evolving from native Germanic roots like its doublets cup, hive, and keve.