couchette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French couchette.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

couchette (plural couchettes)

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

French

Etymology

couche +‎ -ette

Noun

couchette f (plural couchettes)

sleeping berth

Descendants

English: couchette

Further reading

“couchette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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