étalon

See also: etalon and Etalon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ta.lɔ̃/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stallo, from *stall (“stable”) where the horses were kept. More at English stall.

Noun

étalon m (plural étalons)

1. stallion (uncastrated male horse)
2. stallion (sexually active man)

Derived terms

• étalonnier

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French étalon, from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stalō, *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *staluz. Compare Middle Dutch stele, stael.

Noun

étalon m (plural étalons)

1. standard, reference sample (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)

Derived terms

• étalonner

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• entôla