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masculine

/ka.na.pe/

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Translation

sofa, settee

Word origin

From Latin conopeum ('a bed hung with a net'), from Greek konopeion, from konops ('gnat'). English 'canopy' comes from the same mosquito net.

Origin: Greek
Root: konops
English cognates: canopy

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcanapés

Examples

He has been asleep on the sofa for an hour.

We bought a red sofa for the living room.

The sofas in this shop cost a fortune.

Push the sofa against the wall.

, c' .

Two settees are enough for a small living room.

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This word is part of lesson 42.