haut-parleur

French

Alternative forms

  • HP (abbreviation)

Etymology

From haut +‎ parleur, a calque of English loudspeaker.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /o.paʁ.lœʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ
  • Homophone: haut-parleurs

Noun

haut-parleur m (plural haut-parleurs)

  1. loudspeaker

Descendants

  • Turkish: hoparlör
    • Northern Kurdish: hoparlor

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