chafer

Meaning

1. One who chafes.
2. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
3. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.

Synonyms

may beetle

Translations

coleottero

Käfer

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escarabajo

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coléoptère

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scarabée

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الجعل

Blatthornkäfer

kever

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Junikäfer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chaufour

Inherited from Middle English: chafur

Inherited from Old English: ċeafor

Cognate with German: Käfer

Cognate with Dutch: kever

In summary

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From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.