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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin orichalcum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρείχαλκος (oreíkhalkos).
Pronunciation
Noun
orichalque m (uncountable)
- (archaic) orichalcum
- Synonym: laiton
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