"colonel" meaning in French

See colonel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.lɔ.nɛl/ Audio: Fr-colonel.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-colonel.wav Forms: colonels [plural], colonelle [feminine], colonnel [alternative, obsolete], coronel [alternative, obsolete], coronnel [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Italian colonnello. Compare Middle French coronel, borrowed earlier from the same source. See English colonel for more. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|it|colonnello}} Italian colonnello, {{cog|frm|coronel}} Middle French coronel, {{noncog|en|colonel}} English colonel Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} colonel m (plural colonels, feminine colonelle)
  1. a colonel, highest commissioned officer below generals Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colonel-fr-noun-dKBd9YDt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Military ranks Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 64 36
  2. an ice cream dessert consisting of lemon sherbet and vodka Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colonel-fr-noun-0M-WkAuQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: colonel-général, colonel-major, lieutenant-colonel

Inflected forms

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