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sofa.

couch; sofa

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɔ.fa/France/so.fa/Canada/so.fɔ/Canada
  1. couch; sofa

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”)/Classical Syriac ܨܦܬܐ. The word may have entered French via Turkish sofa. Note casually that Arabic itself uses كَنَبة (kanaba) for “sofa”, from French canapé.

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