A chaise longue (; French: [ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ], "long chair") is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs.
In modern French the term chaise longue can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. A literal translation in English is "long chair". In the United States the term lounge chair is also used to refer to any long reclining chair.
In the United States, the term is often spelled "chaise lounge" and pronounced , a folk etymology replacement of part of the original French term with the unrelated English word lounge.
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