aumônière

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.mo.njɛʁ/

Etymology 1

Derived forms.

Adjective

aumônière

1. feminine singular of aumônier

Noun

aumônière f (plural aumônières)

1. female equivalent of aumônier

Etymology 2

From aumône + -ière.

Une aumôniere à la fraise - A strawberry «aumoniere». (2)

Une aumônière dans un avion - an airplane seat «aumônière» (3)

Noun

aumônière f (plural aumônières)

1. (religion, historical) purse
2. meal consisting of a filling, which can be sweet or savory, enclosed in a dough, which can be pancake, folded and closed with a food cord.
3. seat pocket on the back of the seats of cars, buses, airplanes, etc.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• aumônerie