medallion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French médaillon

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /məˈdæljən/

Noun

medallion (plural medallions)

A large medal, usually decorative.
A cut of meat resembling a medallion.
(art) A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.
A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.

Derived terms

medallionist

Related terms

medal

Translations

large decorative medal

Catalan: medalló m
Finnish: medaljonki (fi), riipus (fi)
French: médaillon (fr) m
Galician: medallón (gl) m
German: Medaillon n
Irish: mórbhonn m
Italian: ^{(please verify)} medaglione
Japanese: 円形浮彫 (enkei ukibori)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} medallionis

Portuguese: medalhão (pt) m
Romanian: medalion (ro)
Russian: медальо́н (ru) m (medalʹón)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: медаљон m

Roman: medaljon (sh) m
Spanish: medallón m
Swedish: medaljong (sv) c

See also

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