médaillon

See also: medaillon and Medaillon

French

Etymology

From médaille +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.da.jɔ̃/

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Noun

médaillon m (plural médaillons)

1. medallion (large decorative medal)
2. medallion (cut of meat)
3. (architecture) medallion

Descendants

• Danish: medaljon
• English: medallion
• German: Medaillon
• Greek: μενταγιόν (mentagión)
• → Turkish: madalyon

Further reading

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