chambrée

French

Etymology

From chambre + -ée. Compare camarade, a borrowing from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.bʁe/
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Noun

chambrée f (plural chambrées)

  1. group of people sleeping in the same room
  2. barracks (for soldiers)
  3. dormitory
    C’est dans la chambrée que chaque soir ou presque, pour boire du vin, jouer aux cartes ou aux dés, discuter travail ou politique, les travailleurs de la terre se retrouvent.
    It is in the dormitory that each evening, or nearly so, the workers gather to drink wine, play cards or dice, or discuss work or politics.

Adjective

chambrée

  1. feminine singular of chambré

Participle

chambrée f sg

  1. feminine singular of chambré

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

chambre (room) + -ée

Noun

chambrée f (plural chambrées)

  1. (Jersey) roomful
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