étalon

From Old French estalon, from Frankish *stallo, from *stall (“stable”) where the horse were kept. More at English stall.

• IPA^(key): /e.ta.lɔ̃/

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étalon m (plural étalons)

1. stallion (uncastrated male horse)
2. stallion (sexually active man)

• étalonnier

From Old French estalon, from Frankish *stalo. Compare Middle Dutch stele, stael.

étalon m (plural étalons)

1. standard (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)

• étalonner

• entôla

• “étalon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).