chauffage
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffage
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔ.faːʒə/
Audio: (file) - 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/
Audio: (file)
Noun
chauffage m (plural chauffages)
- heating
- chauffage central ― central heating
- chauffage au sol ― underfloor heating
- bois de chauffage ― firewood (literally, “wood for heating”)
Derived terms
Related terms
- chaud (“warm, hot”)
Descendants
Further reading
- “chauffage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.