mâle

See also: male, Male, Malé, malë, måle, málé, and mäle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French masle, from Old French masle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal/ ~ /mɑl/

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• Homophones: mâles (general), mal, malle, malles (with /a/)

Adjective

mâle (plural mâles)

1. male
2. manly

   Synonym: viril

Noun

mâle m (plural mâles)

1. male (of a species)

Usage notes

• mâle used for humans is considered pejorative.

Antonyms

• femelle

Coordinate terms

• garçon
• homme

Derived terms

• cornouiller mâle

Related terms

• émasculer
• masculin

Further reading

• “mâle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lame, lamé, mêla