banquette

ban·quette

noun
\baŋ-ˈket, ban-, 1b is also ˈbaŋ-kət\

Definition of BANQUETTE

1

a : a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns b Southern : sidewalk

2

a : a long upholstered bench b : a sofa having one roll-over arm c : a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall

Origin of BANQUETTE

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench

First Known Use: 1629

Rhymes with BANQUETTE

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