salamalec
French
Etymology
From Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʿalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.la.ma.lɛk/
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Noun
salamalec m (plural salamalecs)
- (informal, derogatory, ironic) a show of politeness, deference or flattery which is hypocritical, affected or exaggerated
- (archaic) salaam
Derived terms
Further reading
- “salamalec” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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