medaille

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See also: Medaille, médaille, and médaillé

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medālia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmeːˈdɑl.jə/, /ˌmeːˈdɑi̯.ə/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧dail‧le

Noun

medaille f (plural medailles, diminutive medailletje n)

  1. a medal (stamped metal disc awarded as a prize)
    Synonyms: eremetaal, erepenning, penning, plak

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: médali
  • Indonesian: medali