cuccetta

berth; couchette; bunk

noun koot-CHET-tah Rare

Origin: From French 'couchette' (little bed), diminutive of 'couche'

Usage Note

Cuccetta is used for the fold-down sleeping berths on Italian trains (prenotare una cuccetta) and for bunk beds on ships or in barracks. On trains, a cuccetta compartment typically has six berths (three per side); a vagone letto is the more comfortable private sleeping car. The plural is cuccette.

Examples

"Ho prenotato una cuccetta sul treno notturno."

Natural Translation

I booked a couchette on the night train.

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