extincteur

English

Etymology

French extincteur

Noun

extincteur (plural extincteurs)

(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

Synonyms

(device for putting out a candle): extinguisher

Anagrams

extincture

French

Un extincteur.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exstinctor. See éteindre +‎ -teur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.stɛ̃k.tœʁ/

Noun

extincteur m (plural extincteurs)

fire extinguisher

Further reading

“extincteur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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