# taupe

> English word · Noun · IPA /təʊp/ · frequency rank #50,832

## Definitions
1. A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/taupe