How to pronounce futon
American English pronunciation
FOO-ton
- IPA
- /ˈfuˌtɑn/
- Syllables
- FOO · ton (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What futon means
A thin mattress that can fold up into a couch
In a sentence: When my cousins visit, one of them sleeps on the futon in the den.
Where it comes from: It comes from Japanese, from older Chinese words for a round cushion woven from cattail plants.
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