soffit
pronunciation
How to pronounce soffit in British English:
UK ['sɒfɪt]
How to pronounce soffit in American English:
US ['sɒfɪt]
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- Noun:
- the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)
Word Origin
- soffit (n.)
- architectural term referring to under-faces, 1610s, from Italian soffita, fem. of soffitto "ceiling," noun use of adjective meaning "fixed beneath," from Vulgar Latin *suffictus "fastened below," from Latin suffixus (see suffix (n.)).