chauffage

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffage

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.faːʒə/
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Hyphenation: chauf‧fa‧ge

Noun

chauffage f (plural chauffages)

(chiefly Belgium) heating
Synonym: verwarming

French

Etymology

From chauffer (“to heat”) +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃo.faʒ/
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Noun

chauffage m (plural chauffages)

heating

Derived terms

chauffage central (“central heating”)
bois de chauffage

Related terms

chaud (“warm, hot”)

Descendants

→ Dutch: chauffage
→ Persian: شوفاژ (šofâž)
→ North Levantine Arabic: شوفاج (šūfāj)

Further reading

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

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