caloyer
English
Etymology
From French caloyer, from Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος (kalógēros, “venerable”), from κᾰλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɔɪə/
Noun
caloyer (plural caloyers)
- A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- Synonyms: anchoret, cenobite
Anagrams
- coalery
French
Etymology
From Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος (kalógēros, “venerable”), from κᾰλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.lɔ.je/
Noun
caloyer m (plural caloyers, feminine caloyère)
- caloyer
Further reading
- “caloyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.