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.