chaufour

Middle English

Alternative forms

chafer, chafir, chafour, chafoure, chafowre, chaffar, chaffire, chaffur, chafour, chaufere, chauffyr, chawfer, schawfour, shaufour

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chaufen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaːˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaˈfuːr/
(with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯fər/, /ˈt͡ʃaːfər/, /ˈt͡ʃafər/

Noun

chaufour (plural chaufours) (Late Middle English)

A chafer (vessel for heating water)
A plate (for food preparation or service)
(rare) A brazier.
(rare) A warming ointment.

Descendants

English: chafer

References

“chaufǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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