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Translation

sofa

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Word origin

From French sofa, which took it via Turkish from Arabic suffa, a raised bench or ledge spread with cushions. The word travelled into most European languages with the furniture itself.

Origin
French, from Turkish and Arabic
Root
suffa
English cognates
sofa

Examples

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The cat sleeps on the sofa.

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We sat on the sofa and watched a film.

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The new sofa is very comfortable.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 1: sofo, rizo, ŝtormo and 7 more words.