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chauffer

/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
chauf-fer
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, portable stove.

noun

A chafing dish.

noun

A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.

noun

Misspelling of chauffeur.

verb

Misspelling of chauffeur.

Etymology

Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

Inflected Forms

chauffers (plural) choffer (alternative)

Homonyms

choffer

Questions

How do you pronounce chauffer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/.
What does chauffer mean?
A small, portable stove.
Where does chauffer come from?
It is traced to French.

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