orfèvre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from or (“gold”) + fèvre, from Latin faber, as a replacement for Latin aurifex, which was preserved in some other Romance languages.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.fɛvʁ/
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Noun

orfèvre m or f by sense (plural orfèvres, feminine orfèvresse)

  1. goldsmith, silversmith

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