métal

See also: metal, Metal, metâl, and metál

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.tal/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), of unknown origin.

Noun

métal m (plural métaux)

  1. metal
  2. (heraldry) metal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English metal.

Noun

métal m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of metal

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