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/soˈfa/
Translation
sofa
Word origin
From Arabic suffa ('long bench, raised platform'), borrowed into Spanish via French and Italian.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- suffa
- English cognates
- sofa
Grammar
Examples
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The cat sleeps on the sofa all afternoon.
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We bought a new sofa for the living room.
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I sat on the sofa to read a book.
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The sofa is very comfortable and big.
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At night we watch television on the sofa.
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