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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffeur (“chauffeur, originally fireman, stoker”), from chauffer (“heat, warm up”) + -eur, equivalent to echauffera + -ör.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɧɔˈfœːr/, /ɧaˈfœːr/
Noun
chaufför c
- chauffeur, driver
- (dated, originally) fireman, stoker; the one who fires (puts heat to) the automobile
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