"pellet" meaning in French

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Noun

Forms: pellets [plural]
Etymology: English pellet, itself from Old French pelote (“small ball”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|en|pellet}} English pellet, {{der|fr|fro|pelote||small ball}} Old French pelote (“small ball”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pellet m (plural pellets)
  1. (metallurgy, petrology) pellet Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Metallurgy, Petrology
    Sense id: en-pellet-fr-noun-yxJD1mz2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Topics: engineering, geography, geology, metallurgy, natural-sciences, petrology, physical-sciences
  2. pellet (small, compressed, hard chunk of matter, often wood pellets) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pellet-fr-noun-Cw1nNdaA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: granulé
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