squelette

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skə.lɛt/
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Noun

squelette m (plural squelettes)

(anatomy) skeleton

Derived terms

squelettique

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: اسكلت‎ (iskelet)
- → Turkish: iskelet

Further reading

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

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