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coffre.

chest, box

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔfʁ/
  1. chest, box

    masculine
  2. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of couffin.

verb/kɔfʁ/
  1. inflection of coffrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of coffrer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Middle French, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of couffin.

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