habitacle

habitacle

English

Etymology

From French habitacle, from Latin habitāculum (“dwelling place”). See binnacle, habit (verb), inhabit.

Noun

habitacle (plural habitacles)

1. (obsolete) A dwelling or habitation.

Translations

a dwelling or habitation

Catalan: habitacle Spanish: habitáculo (es)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin habitāculum.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.bi.takl/

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Noun

habitacle m (plural habitacles)

1. (literary) habitation, dwelling
2. (nautical) binnacle
3. (aviation) cockpit
4. interior (of a car)

Further reading

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