porte-mine

See also: portemine

French

Alternative forms

• portemine (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From porter +‎ mine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).min/

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Noun

porte-mine m (plural porte-mines)

1. mechanical pencil

Further reading

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