noun, masculine/e.ta.lɔ̃/plural: étalons
stallion (uncastrated male horse); stallion (sexually active man)
Inherited from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stallo, from *stall (“stable”) where the horses were kept. More at English stall.
/e.ta.lɔ̃/
stallion (uncastrated male horse); stallion (sexually active man)
Inherited from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stallo, from *stall (“stable”) where the horses were kept. More at English stall.
standard, reference sample (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)
Related: étalonner
Inherited from Middle French étalon, from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stalō, *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *staluz. Compare Middle Dutch stele, stael.