séchoir

French

Etymology

From sécher +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ʃwaʁ/

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Noun

séchoir m (plural séchoirs)

1. drying room
2. drying rack

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: سشوار (sišwār, “hairdryer”)
• → Hijazi Arabic: سشوار (sišwār, “hairdryer”)
• → Moroccan Arabic: سشوار (sišwār), ششوار (šišwār)
• → Egyptian Arabic: سشوار (sešwār, “hairdryer”)
• → Greek: σεσουάρ (sesouár, “hairdryer”)

Further reading

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