sofa

[ soh-fuh ]
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noun
  1. a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.

Origin of sofa

1
1615–25; <Turkish <Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat

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sofa

/ (ˈsəʊfə) /


noun
  1. an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people

Origin of sofa

1
C17 (in the sense: dais upholstered as a seat): from Arabic suffah

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