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sofa-bed

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈsoʊfəbɛd/
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noun

Meaning 1

A sofa that unfolds into a bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: daybed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sofa + bed.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 梳化床 — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Chinese Cantonese: 沙發床 /沙发床 (so1 faa2 cong4) — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙發床 /沙发床 (shāfāchuáng) — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Danish: sovesofa — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Dutch: slaapbank — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Esperanto: sofolito — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Finnish: vuodesohva — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • French: canapé-lit — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • French: clic-clac — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • French: divan-lit — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • German: Schlafsofa — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Japanese: ソファーベッド (sofā-beddo) — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Korean: 소파 베드 (sopa bedeu) — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Polish: wersalka — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Portuguese: sofá-cama — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Russian: дива́н-крова́ть (diván-krovátʹ) — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Spanish: sofá cama — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Swedish: bäddsoffa — sofa that unfolds into a bed
  • Ukrainian: розкладний диван-ліжко (rozkladnyj dyvan-ližko) — sofa that unfolds into a bed