mahométan
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmahométan m (plural mahométans)
- (obsolete) "Mohammedan": Muslim
Adjective
editmahométan (feminine mahométane, masculine plural mahométans, feminine plural mahométanes)
- (obsolete) "Mohammedan": Muslim
Usage notes
editThis term would be offensive if used today; musulman is used instead.
Further reading
edit- “mahométan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.