gratte-ciel

French

Etymology

A calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁat.sjɛl/

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Noun

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

1. skyscraper

Further reading

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