chaise lounge

English

Etymology

American alteration of French chaise longue (literally “long chair”), due to a conflation with English lounge (the term, of uncertain etymology, is possibly a distant cognate of French long); attested from 19th century.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/
• Rhymes: -aʊndʒ

Noun

chaise lounge (plural chaise lounges)

1. (US) Synonym of chaise longue

Usage notes

• Generally accepted in the US.
• The original chaise longue is preferred in the United Kingdom.

References

• Michael Quinion (1996–2022), “Chaise lounge”, in World Wide Words.

Anagrams

• chaise longue