confessionnal

French

confessionnal

Etymology

From confession +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fɛ.sjɔ.nal/, /kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ.nal/

Noun

confessionnal m (plural confessionnaux)

1. confessional, confession booth (a small room where confession is performed)

   Hypernym: isoloir

Related terms

• confesseur

Further reading

• “confessionnal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.