Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "étuve"?

Accepted Answer

A place where the temperature is artificially raised to induce sweating.
A very hot place.
A place where the temperature is artificially raised to dry various substances.
A type of oven where objects are enclosed to disinfect them.
A closed space designed to be maintained at a constant temperature.
Shelves on which the confectioner dries the fruits he has prepared.
A place to dry hats.
A closed cabinet to study the influence of temperature on clocks.
A place where sugar in loaves is put to stew.
A heated place where half-full wine barrels are placed to turn sour and make vinegar.
A cordage stove, a place filled with furnaces and boilers, for tarring ropes.
In the Middle Ages, a public bath.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "étuve"?

Accepted Answer

étuves

Question 3

Where does the French word "étuve" come from?

Accepted Answer

From Vulgar Latin extūpa, from the prefix ex- and the verb tūpare, related to the Ancient Greek word tuphein ('to smoke', see typhus).

Question 4

How do you say "étuve" in german?

Accepted Answer

Schwitzkasten

Question 5

How do you translate "étuve" into english?

Accepted Answer

stove

Question 6

How to translate "étuve" into italian?

Accepted Answer

stufa

Question 7

How to translate "étuve" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

estufa

étuve

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