mâle

See also: male, Male, Malé, malë, måle, málé, and mäle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French masle, from Old French masle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, contracted form of Latin masculus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mal/, /mɑl/
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Adjective

mâle (plural mâles)

male
manly
Synonym: viril

Noun

mâle m (plural mâles)

male (of a species)

Usage notes

mâle used for humans is considered pejorative.

Antonyms

femelle

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

cornouiller mâle

Related terms

Further reading

“mâle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

lame, lamé, mêla

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