calandre

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.lɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology 1

Doublet of cylindre.

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

  1. calender (machine)
  2. radiator grill (on a car)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French calende, calandre. Trésor de la langue française informatisé proposes a dialectal form of charançon as the origin, but other sources derive this group of cognates (including Dutch kalander) from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, cylinder) through Latin.

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

  1. calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
  2. wheat weevil larva (Sitophilus granarius)
Descendants
  • English: calander

Further reading

Italian

Noun

calandre f

  1. plural of calandra

Middle French

Alternative forms

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

  1. weevil larva

Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

calandre

  1. inflection of calandrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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