Pouffe
/puːf/noun
A low, stuffed seat or footstool, often upholstered.
Did you know?Pouffe comes from a French word tied to swelling or puffing out, so its history is literally about something expanding into softness rather than any occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*beu-
“to swell, puff up”
Late Latin
Latin
buffare
“to puff or blow”
Old French
Old French
pouf
“a puff, tuft, or cushion-like swelling”
18th Century
French
pouffe
“a padded seat or ottoman”
Modern English
English
pouffe
“a low stuffed seat or footstool”