orichalque
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin orichalcum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρείχαλκος (oreíkhalkos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orichalque m (uncountable)
- (archaic) orichalcum
- Synonym: laiton
Further reading edit
- “orichalque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.