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English
Noun
asphalte (countable and uncountable, plural asphaltes)
- Alternative form of asphalt
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
asphalte m (plural asphaltes)
- asphalt
- Coordinate terms: bitume, macadam
Verb
asphalte
- inflection of asphalter:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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