armoire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French armoire. Doublet of ambry.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːmˈwɑː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɑɹmˈwɑɹ/

Noun

armoire (plural armoires)

A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe - originally used for storing weapons.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:armoire.

French

Etymology

From Old French armaire, aumaire, borrowed from Latin armārium, from arma (“weapons, tools”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʁ.mwaʁ/
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Noun

armoire f (plural armoires)

wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things.

Descendants

English: armoire
Louisiana Creole French: larmwa
Seychellois Creole: larmwar

Further reading

“armoire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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