armoire
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French armoire. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and almirah.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
armoire (plural armoires)
- A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe - originally used for storing weapons.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:armoire.
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French armaire, aumaire, borrowed from Latin armārium, from arma (“weapons, tools”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
armoire f (plural armoires)
- wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things.
- (colloquial) a very stocky man
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Louisiana Creole: larmwa (via le armoire)
- Seychellois Creole: larmwar (via le armoire)
- → English: armoire
- Sicilian: armuarra, muarra
Further reading edit
- “armoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.