ConnectWord · Ages 8-80 · In use
char
A car, in Québec French. 'Un char de' can also mean 'a ton of'.
Mon père me prête son char ce soir. (My dad's lending me his car tonight.)
For parents and educators
Just the normal spoken word for car. Useful to know when teens start talking about getting their licence.
Where it came from
An old French word for a cart or wagon that stuck in Québec for cars.
Also heard as
mon char, un char de
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