couchette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French couchette.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

couchette (plural couchettes)

1. A compartment on a passenger train having berths for sleeping.
2. A berth in such a compartment.

References

• “couchette”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French

Etymology

couche +‎ -ette

Pronunciation

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Noun

couchette f (plural couchettes)

1. (rail transport) sleeping berth

Descendants

• English: couchette

Further reading

• “couchette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.