laboratoire

French

Alternative forms

• labo (clipping)

Etymology

From Latin labōrō (“to labor”) (supine stem labōrāt-) +‎ -oire (suffix forming masculine nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bɔ.ʁa.twaʁ/

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Noun

laboratoire m (plural laboratoires)

1. laboratory [from 1620]

Derived terms

• laboratoire d'idées

Related terms

• labeur
• laborantin

Further reading

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