métal
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), of unknown origin.
Noun edit
métal m (plural métaux)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
métal m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of metal
Further reading edit
- “métal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.