calandre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɑ̃dʁ/

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Etymology 1

Doublet of cylindre.

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

1. calender (machine)
2. radiator grill (on a car)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French calende, calandre. Trésor de la langue française informatisé proposes a dialectal form of charançon as the origin, but other sources derive this group of cognates (including Dutch kalander) from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”) through Latin.

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

1. calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
2. wheat weevil larva (Sitophilus granarius)

Descendants

• → English: calander

Further reading

• “calandre/2”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

calandre f

1. plural of calandra

Middle French

Alternative forms

• calende

Noun

calandre f (plural calandres)

1. weevil larva

Descendants

• French: calandre
  • → English: calander
• → Dutch: kalander, klander
  • Afrikaans: kalander

Portuguese

Verb

calandre

1. inflection of calandrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative