so·fa

(sō′fə)

A long upholstered seat typically with a back and arms.

[Turkish, from Arabic ṣuffa, carpet, divan, from Aramaic ṣippā, absolute form of ṣippətā, mat; see ṣpp in Semitic roots.]

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sofa

(ˈsəʊfə)

(Furniture) an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people

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

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so•fa

(ˈsoʊ fə)

n., pl. -fas.

a long upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.

[1615–25; < Arabic ṣuffah platform]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sofa - an upholstered seat for more than one person

couch, lounge

sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed

daybed, divan bed - an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night

divan - a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis - small sofa that seats two people

seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"

settee - a small sofa

squab - a soft padded sofa

sofa

noun couch, settee, divan, chaise longue, chesterfield, ottoman That night the Major had slept on the sofa.

Types of sofa

bergère, canapé, chaise longue or chaise, chesterfield, couch, davenport (U.S.), day bed, divan, futon, lounge, love seat, settee, settle, sofa bed, squab, studio couch, tête-à-tête, vis-à-vis

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Translations

أريكَهكَنَبَة

диван

pohovkagauč

sofa

sohva

kauč

kanapé

sófi

divano sofà sof...

ソファー

소파

dīvānssofa

zofa

ležaj

soffa

เก้าอี้นวม

kanepe sedirkanape

ghế sofa

沙发

sofa

[ˈsəʊfə]

A. N → sofá m

B. CPD sofa bed N → sofá-cama m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sofa

[ˈsəʊfə] n → sofa m, canapé msofa bed n → canapé-lit m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sofa

n → Sofa nt, → Couch f; sofa bed → Sofabett nt, → Schlafcouch f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sofa

[ˈsəʊfə] n → sofà m inv, divano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sofa

(ˈsəufə) noun

a kind of long seat, stuffed and with a back and arms. We were sitting on the sofa.

sofa

→ كَنَبَة pohovka sofa Sofa καναπές sofá sohva sofa kauč divano ソファー 소파 sofa sofa kanapa sofá диван soffa เก้าอี้นวม kanepe ghế sofa 沙发

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