"voiture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vwɑˈtjʊə(ɹ)/ Forms: voitures [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French voiture, from Latin vectūra. Doublet of vecture and vettura. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|voiture}} Borrowed from French voiture, {{der|en|la|vectūra}} Latin vectūra, {{dbt|en|vecture|vettura}} Doublet of vecture and vettura Head templates: {{en-noun}} voiture (plural voitures)
  1. A carriage; a vehicle, now chiefly in French contexts. Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-voiture-en-noun-UeiAdo~C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 7 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 6 4 2

Inflected forms

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