orichalque

French

Alternative forms

aurichalque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.kalk/

Noun

orichalque m (uncountable)

(archaic) orichalcum
Synonym: laiton

Further reading

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

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