soffite

French

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soffite

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Etymology

From Italian soffitto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.fit/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

soffite m (plural soffites)

1. (architecture) soffit (visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element)

Descendants

• → English: soffit
• → Greek: σοφίτα (sofíta)

Further reading

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