Usage Note
Cendrier comes from cendre (ash), with the suffix -ier indicating a container. You'll encounter cendriers on café terraces in France far more than in English-speaking countries, reflecting the continued café smoking culture. The plural cendriers is regular.
Examples
"Il a écrasé sa cigarette dans le cendrier."
Natural Translation
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

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