chauffoir

French

Etymology

From chauffer +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.fwaʁ/

Noun

chauffoir m (plural chauffoirs)

1. warming room

   Synonym: caléfactoire

2. stove
3. warming pan, chafer

Further reading

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