# fiacre

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪˈɑːkɹə/

## Definitions
1. A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French fiacre. From Hôtel de Saint Fiacre, a tavern in Paris operating a horse-carriage service from the 1640s, itself named after the Irish Saint Fiacre (c. 600–670 CE), perhaps from Irish fiach (“raven”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fiacre