"fiacre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪˈɑːkɹə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fiacre.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fiacres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fiacre. From Hôtel de Saint Fiacre, a tavern in Paris operating a horse-carriage service from the 1640s, itself named after the Irish Saint Fiacre (c. 600–670 CE), perhaps from Irish fiach (“raven”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|fiacre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French fiacre, {{bor+|en|fr|fiacre}} Borrowed from French fiacre, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{circa2|600–670 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>|short=yes}} c. 600–670 CE, {{der|en|ga|fiach|t=raven}} Irish fiach (“raven”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fiacre (plural fiacres)
  1. (historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage. Wikipedia link: Hôtel de Saint Fiacre, Saint Fiacre Tags: historical Categories (topical): Carriages Translations (small carriage for hire): fiacre [masculine] (Catalan), fiakr [masculine] (Czech), fiakro (Esperanto), fiacre [masculine] (French), Fiaker [masculine] (German), fiáker (Hungarian), fiakro (Ido), fiacre [masculine] (Italian), фијаке́р (fijakér) [masculine] (Macedonian), fiacre [masculine] (Portuguese), fiaker [common-gender] (Swedish)

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