"chaland" meaning in French

See chaland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃa.lɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-chaland.ogg , Fr-Paris--chaland.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-chaland.wav Forms: chalands [plural], chalande [feminine], chalant [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chalant, the present participle of chaloir. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|id=client}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chalant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chalant, {{inh+|fr|fro|chalant}} Inherited from Old French chalant Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} chaland m (plural chalands, feminine chalande)
  1. regular client, returning client; customer Tags: masculine Derived forms: achalandage, achalandé, achalander, chalandage, zone de chalandise, chalandise Related terms: nonchalance, nonchalant, nonchaloir
    Sense id: en-chaland-fr-noun-yRpiYMsd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʃa.lɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-chaland.ogg , Fr-Paris--chaland.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-chaland.wav Forms: chalands [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek χελάνδιον (khelándion, “chelandion, dromon”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:der|grc:χελάνδιον|id=barge}}, {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|fr|grc|χελάνδιον||chelandion, dromon|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek χελάνδιον (khelándion, “chelandion, dromon”), {{der+|fr|grc|χελάνδιον||chelandion, dromon}} Derived from Ancient Greek χελάνδιον (khelándion, “chelandion, dromon”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chaland m (plural chalands)
  1. barge (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chaland-fr-noun--~XzgK-c Categories (other): French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Watercraft Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 26 74 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "audio": "Fr-Paris--chaland.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-chaland.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "chaland"
}

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