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fauteuil.

armchair

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fo.tœj/
  1. armchair

    masculine
  2. seat: office or position

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French faulxdestueil, fauldesteul, fausdestueil, from Old French faudestuel, faldestoel, borrowed from Frankish *faldistōl (“folding seat”). Cognate with English foldstool, faldstool. Doublet of faldistoire.

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