armoire

== English == === Alternative forms === armoir (dated) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Middle French armoire. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and almirah. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːmˈwɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ɑɹmˈwɑɹ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) === Noun === armoire (plural armoires) A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe, originally used for storing weapons. ==== Derived terms ==== jewellery armoire == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French armaire, aumaire, borrowed from Latin armārium, from arma (“weapons, tools”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.mwaʁ/ === Noun === armoire f (plural armoires) wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things. (colloquial) a very stocky man ==== Derived terms ==== armoire à glace armoire à pharmacie ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: larmwa (via l'armoire) Seychellois Creole: larmwar (via l'armoire) → English: armoire Sicilian: armuarra, muarra === Further reading === “armoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012