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Etymology edit

From Old French laton, laiton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, copper, copper alloy), itself from Common Turkic *altun (gold).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /laˈtuːn/, /ˈlatun/, /ˈlatən/, /ˈlatin/

Noun edit

latoun (uncountable)

  1. latten; often seen as the same as orichalcum

Descendants edit

  • English: latten, laton

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