How to pronounce chauffeur
American English pronunciation
SHOH-fer
- IPA
- /ˈʃoʊfɚ/
- Syllables
- SHOH · fer (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- shoh-FUR
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What chauffeur means
A person paid to drive other people around in a car
In a sentence: The chauffeur held the car door open for the bride's grandmother.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French.
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