métal

See also: metal, Metal, metâl, and metál

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.tal/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), of unknown origin.

Noun

métal m (plural métaux)

1. metal
2. (heraldry) metal

Derived terms

• métal alcalin
• métal lourd
• métal précieux
• métal rare
• métallique

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English metal.

Noun

métal m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of metal

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• malte, Malte, malté
• mêlât