orichalque

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French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

aurichalque

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin orichalcum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρείχαλκος (oreíkhalkos).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.kalk/

Noun[edit]

orichalque m (uncountable)

(archaic) orichalcum
Synonym: laiton

Further reading[edit]

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

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