basalte
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English
Noun
basalte (countable and uncountable, plural basaltes)
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian.
Pronunciation
Noun
basalte m (plural basaltes)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “basalte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.