chauffeuse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffeuse.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃəʊˈfɜːz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃoʊˈfɜːz/

Noun

chauffeuse (plural chauffeuses)

1. (dated) female equivalent of chauffeur

Synonyms

• chauffeuress

Hypernyms

• chauffeur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffeuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃoːˈføː.zə/, /ˌʃɑu̯ˈføː.zə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: chauf‧feu‧se
• Rhymes: -øːzə

Noun

chauffeuse f (plural chauffeuses, masculine chauffeur)

1. female driver (woman who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus; usually to transport others or in a professional capacity, often both)

Derived terms

• buschauffeuse
• taxichauffeuse

French

Etymology

From chauffer +‎ -euse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.føz/
• Rhymes: -øz

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

chauffeuse f (plural chauffeuses)

1. Female chauffeur
2. fireside chair

Further reading

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