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char.

chariot, carriage

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃaʁ//ʃɑʁ/Quebec/ʃar/Louisiana/ʃau/Louisiana

  1. chariot, carriage

    masculine

  2. float

    masculine

  3. tank

    masculine

  4. car, automobile

    North-America · masculine

  5. train

    Louisiana · masculine

  6. train car, coach

    Louisiana · masculine
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.