chaufour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chafer, chafir, chafour, chafoure, chafowre, chaffar, chaffire, chaffur, chafour, chaufere, chauffyr, chawfer, schawfour, shaufour

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chaufen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaːˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaˈfuːr/
• (with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯fər/, /ˈt͡ʃaːfər/, /ˈt͡ʃafər/

Noun

chaufour (plural chaufours) (Late Middle English)

1. A chafer (vessel for heating water)
2. A plate (for food preparation or service)
3. (rare) A brazier.
4. (rare) A warming ointment.

Descendants

• English: chafer

References

• “chaufǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.