banquette

noun

ban·​quette baŋ-ˈket 

ban-

sense 1b also ˈbaŋ-kət

1

a

: a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns

b

Southern US : sidewalk

2

a

: a long upholstered bench

b

: a sofa having one roll-over arm

c

: a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall

Examples of banquette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Food and drink Spiga, the hotel’s main restaurant, a small, cosy dining room with circular banquettes that provide space for intimate conversation while offering views of the dining room’s action, is set to open on 18th December 2025. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

For seating, slide into the red velvet banquettes or plop onto a gold tiger velvet stool. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

The wide passage to the kitchen transformed into a nook for dining, where the old living room’s Chesterfield sofa fits in an alcove to create a banquette. —Anne Hardy, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026

Give your backyard a custom feel on a budget with a DIY banquette. —Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta, diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for banquette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette
• cadet