chauffe-eau

French

Etymology

See chauffer (“heat”) + eau (“water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.fo/

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Noun

chauffe-eau m (plural chauffe-eau or chauffe-eaux)

1. water heater (appliance for heating water)

Further reading

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