English

Noun

fourneau ‎(plural fourneaus or fourneaux)

1. (military) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʁˈno/

Etymology

Diminutive of four ‎(“oven”), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin furnellus, from Latin furnus. Compare Italian fornello.

Noun

fourneau m ‎(plural fourneaux)

1. stove (cooker)
2. stove (heater)
3. chamber (of a tobacco pipe)
4. (slang, archaic) begger, hobo

Middle French

Noun

fourneau m (plural fourneaulx)

1. furnace