Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winnipeg couch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: win-nipeg -couch
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple couch, having no back or arms, that can be converted into a double bed.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"He slept between sheets and on a flounced Winnipeg couch that stood in one corner of the twelve-foot square room that served as his cell."

Etymology

From Winnipeg + couch. First use appears c. 1945-1947.

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

Winnipeg couches (plural)

Synonyms

Chesterfield bed davenport daybed sofa-bed sofabed sofa bed sofa-bedstead sofa sleeper sofa-sleeper

Questions

What does winnipeg couch mean?: A simple couch, having no back or arms, that can be converted into a double bed.
Where does winnipeg couch come from?: From Winnipeg + couch. First use appears c. 1945-1947.

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