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calorifero

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French calorifère (heater, radiator), adaptation made using Latin calor (warmth, heat; glow) + -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing). By surface analysis, from calori- +‎ -fero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.loˈri.fe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ifero
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lo‧rì‧fe‧ro

Noun

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calorifero m (plural caloriferi)

  1. radiator (household radiator)
    Synonyms: termosifone, radiatore

Further reading

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  • calorifero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • calorifero in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa