mâle
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French masle, from Old French masle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mal/ ~ /mɑl/
Audio: (file) Audio (Paris): (file) Audio (Canada): (file) - Homophones: mâles (general), mal, malle, malles (with /a/)
Adjective
editmâle (plural mâles)
Noun
editmâle m (plural mâles)
- male (of a species)
Usage notes
edit- mâle used for humans is considered pejorative.
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editFurther reading
edit- “mâle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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