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sofá

sofa, couch

noun soh-FAH Rare

Origin: From Arabic suffah (bench, platform).

Usage Note

Sofá is masculine despite ending in : el sofá. The plural is sofás (regular). A common compound is sofá cama ('sofa bed'), which is invariable in the plural: sofás cama. In informal speech, el sillón refers to an armchair, not a full sofa.

Examples

"Me senté en el sofá a ver la televisión."

Natural Translation

I sat on the sofa to watch television.

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