gratte-ciel

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡʁat.sjɛl/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun[edit]

gratte-ciel m (plural gratte-ciel or gratte-ciels)

skyscraper

Further reading[edit]

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

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