"métal" meaning in French

See métal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /me.tal/ Audio: Fr-métal.ogg , Fr-Paris--métal.ogg Forms: métaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|metallum||metal, mine, quarry, mineral}} Borrowed from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), {{der|fr|grc|μέταλλον|t=mine, quarry, metal}} Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} métal m (plural métaux)
  1. metal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-métal-fr-noun-A-yrZpui
  2. (heraldry) metal Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-métal-fr-noun-A-yrZpui1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 62 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 66 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 84 13 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: métal alcalin, métal lourd, métal précieux, métal rare, métallique
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /me.tal/ Audio: Fr-métal.ogg , Fr-Paris--métal.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English metal. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|metal}} Borrowed from English metal Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} métal m (uncountable)
  1. Alternative spelling of metal Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, uncountable Alternative form of: metal
    Sense id: en-métal-fr-noun-Aq1cpdic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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