séchoir

French

Etymology

From sécher +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.ʃwaʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

séchoir m (plural séchoirs)

  1. drying room
  2. drying rack
  3. (now chiefly North America and North Africa) synonym of sèche-cheveux (“hairdryer”)

Descendants

(all in the sense of “hairdryer”)

  • Arabic:
    • → Egyptian Arabic: سشوار (sešwār)
    • → Gulf Arabic: سشوار (sišwār)
    • → Hijazi Arabic: سشوار (sišwār)
    • → Moroccan Arabic: سشوار (sišwār), ششوار (šišwār)
  • → Bulgarian: сешоа́р (sešoár)
  • → Greek: σεσουάρ (sesouár)
  • → Persian: سشوار (sešovār)

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