chaleur

French

Etymology

From Old French chalor, from Latin calōrem, accusative singular of calor (“warmth, heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.lœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

chaleur f (plural chaleurs)

1. (temperature) heat

   Il craint la chaleur. ― Keep out of the heat. (literally “it fears the heat”)

2. heat (a state of sexual aggression)

   Les lapins sont en chaleur. ― The rabbits are in heat.

Related terms

• chaud
• chaloir
• échauffer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lâcheur