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vapeur.

steam

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/va.pœʁ/

  1. steam

    feminine

  2. vapour

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French vapeur, from Old French vapour, vapor, borrowed from Latin vapor m.

noun/va.pœʁ/

  1. steamship

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of bateau à vapeur, from vapeur (“steam, vapor”).

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