chauffage

French

Etymology

chauffer (“to heat”) +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.faʒ/

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Noun

chauffage m (plural chauffages)

1. heating

Derived terms

• chauffage central (“central heating”)
• bois de chauffage

Related terms

• chaud (“warm, hot”)

Descendants

• → Persian: شوفاژ‎ (šofâž)
• → North Levantine Arabic: شوفاج‎ (šūfāj)

Further reading

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