Feminine

Bronze

Sentences
Translations

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbrɔ̃sə/
Etymology

In summary

16th century as Bronzo, Brunzo, directly from Italian bronzo. Since the 18th century adapted to French bronze, itself from the Italian. Further origin uncertain; see the Italian lemma for more. The unusual pronunciation /s/ for ‹z› perhaps developed as a compromise between French /z/ and German /ts/.

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