soffite

French

le soffite

Etymology

From Italian soffitto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ.fit/
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Noun

soffite m (plural soffites)

(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.

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