salamalec

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‏ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.la.ma.lɛk/

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Noun

salamalec m (plural salamalecs)

1. (informal, derogatory, ironic) a show of politeness, deference or flattery which is hypocritical, affected or exaggerated
2. (archaic) salaam

Derived terms

• faire des salamalecs

Further reading

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