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chauffer

UK/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

chauffer noun: a small, portable stove. Also the misspelling of chauffeur.

Noun

chauffer (plural chauffers)

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

Also used as

chauffer is also the misspelling of chauffeur.

Forms of chauffer

pluralchauffers
alternative formchoffer

Origin of chauffer

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

Questions about chauffer

What does chauffer mean?
Chauffer means a small, portable stove.
What part of speech is chauffer?
Chauffer is a noun.
How do you pronounce chauffer?
Chauffer is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/ (UK).
What is the plural of chauffer?
The plural of chauffer is chauffers.

Words near chauffer in the dictionary

  1. Chaudry
  2. Chaudrys
  3. chauf
  4. chauff
  5. chauffed
  6. chauffer
  7. chauffers
  8. chauffeur
  9. chauffeur driver
  10. chauffeur drivers
  11. chauffeured

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