chantier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cantherius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.tje/

• Audio:

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Noun

chantier m (plural chantiers)

1. building site
2. worksite
3. passage
4. (colloquial) jumble, mess
5. workcamp (for volunteers)

Derived terms

• chantier naval

Descendants

• → Romanian: șantier
• → Turkish: şantiye

Further reading

• “chantier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.