gratte-ciel

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French

Etymology

A calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

skyscraper

Further reading

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

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