medal

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
2. A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

Verb

1. (colloquial) To win a medal.
2. To award a medal to.

Conceptos

medalla

condecoración

orden

moneda

Medallón

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɛdəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adj), from Classical Latin medius.