calorifère

See also: calorifere

French

Etymology

From Latin calor (“heat”) +‎ -fère.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.lɔ.ʁi.fɛʁ/

Noun

calorifère m (plural calorifères)

(dated outside Quebec) heater, radiator
- 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎:
  La chambre de Blanche était en désordre. Un mouchoir séchait sur le calorifère. Une chemise pendait à la clef d’un placard.
  Blanche's room was a mess. A handkerchief was drying on the heater. A shirt was hanging from a cupboard key.

Descendants

→ English: calorifere
→ German: Kalorifer
- → Polish: kaloryfer
→ Ottoman Turkish: قالوریفر (kalorifer)
- Turkish: kalorifer

Further reading

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

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