Masculine

char

Meaning

  1. (masculine) chariot, carriage
  2. (masculine) float
  3. (masculine) tank
  4. (North-America, masculine) car, automobile
  5. (Louisiana, masculine) train
  6. (Louisiana, masculine) train car, coach

Concepts

chariot
tank
car
🚗
cart
waggon
automobile
trolley
vehicle
vehicular
float
wagon
wain
Synonyms

tank
C2
chariot
C1
automobile
C2
voiture
A1
🚗
charrette
C2
auto
B2
🚗
char de combat
charriot
49k

baz

carrosse
C2
blonde
B2
cancer
B1
♋
guimbarde
panzer
36k
usagé
45k

flouche

minoune
bazou

char d’assaut

Translations

Wagen
carro
carroza
tank
wagen
tanque
Karren
carro armato
kar
handkar
carro
biga
vechtwagen
carro
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃaʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
char
Inherited from Latin
Latin
carrus
In summary

Inherited from Old French char, from Latin carrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car (“coach”), a borrowing from English.

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