chauffage

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffage

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.faːʒə/

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• Hyphenation: chauf‧fa‧ge

Noun

chauffage f (plural chauffages)

1. (chiefly Belgium) heating

   Synonym: verwarming

French

Etymology

From 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

• → Dutch: chauffage
• → 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.