"mail" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /maj/ Forms: mails [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|malleus||hammer|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin malleus (“hammer”), {{inh+|fr|la|malleus||hammer}} Inherited from Latin malleus (“hammer”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mail m (plural mails)
  1. maul Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-R-N9jLAL
  2. (sports, historical) pall mall mallet Tags: historical, masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-YeEa4kqo Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (by extension) pall mall Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-BkILwd4h Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 36 1 28 3
  4. mall, promenade Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun--opR8IEh
  5. (Quebec) mall, shopping mall Tags: Quebec, masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-ekirmQs6 Categories (other): Quebec French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maillet Related terms: malléable
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɛl/, /mɛjl/ Forms: mails [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English email. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|email|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English email, {{bor+|fr|en|email}} Borrowed from English email Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mail m (plural mails)
  1. (informal) email Tags: informal, masculine Synonyms: courriel, mél
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-giREF~lW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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