sofa

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Pronunciation

• (America) enPR: sō'fə, IPA: /ˈsoʊfə/
• (RP) enPR: sō'fə, IPA: /ˈsəʊfə/

Noun

sofa (plural sofas)

1. (Middle East architecture, archaic) A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
2. (furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

Synonyms

• (furniture) couch, lounge, divan, settee

Translations

• French: canapé, sofa
• German: Sofa, Couch
• Italian: divano, sofà
• Portuguese: sofá
• Russian: софа́
• Spanish: sofá

Verb

sofa (sofas, present participle sofaing; past and past participle sofaed)

1. To furnish with one or more sofas.
2. To seat or lay down on a sofa.

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