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)

1. (archaic) orichalcum

   Synonym: laiton

Further reading

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