charbonnage

French

Etymology

From charbon +‎ -age. Compare Walloon tcherbonaedje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.bɔ.naʒ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

charbonnage m (plural charbonnages)

1. coal mining
2. (in the plural) the coal mines of a region
3. (nautical) coaling
4. (slang) dealing

Further reading

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