Etymology

couchee

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Today it means: A reception held at bedtime, such as by a royal. Full definition →

French couché
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The story

  1. French · derived fromcouché“a sleeping place”
  2. English todaycouchee

French couché (“a sleeping place”), from coucher. See couch.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcouché all →

couché

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