élixir

See also: elixir, elixír, and elíxir

French

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.lik.siʁ/

Noun

élixir m (plural élixirs)

elixir (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid)

Descendants

→ Polish: eliksir, eliksyr; elixir
→ Romanian: elixir

Further reading

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

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