foyer
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”)
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[edit] Noun
foyer (plural foyers)
- A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
- We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.
- The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
[edit] Translations
A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
[edit] Czech
[edit] Etymology
From French foyer.
[edit] Noun
foyer m.
- theater lobby, foyer.
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
foyer m. (plural foyers)
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