English

Noun

voiture ‎(plural voitures)

1. (obsolete) vehicle
   • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 101

     As in a stupor, forging headlong forward she was overtaken in the vicinity of Valopolis by the evening voiture of Madame Mimosa, the lady's monogram, "Kiki," wreathed in true-love-knots, emblazoning triply the doors and rear.

French

Etymology

From Old French veiture, from Latin vectūra, from the verb vehō ‎(“I carry, I bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.tyʁ/

Noun

voiture f ‎(plural voitures)

1. car (motorized vehicle)
2. (historical) car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse)
3. car (section of a train)

Synonyms

• (Quebec) char

Derived terms

• voiture-balai

See also

• camion
• car
• moto
• scooter