philtre

Etymology

From Middle French

Noun

philtre (plural philtres)

1. Alternative spelling of philter

Verb

philtre (third-person singular simple present philtres, present participle philtring, simple past and past participle philtred)

1. Alternative spelling of philter

Anagrams

• philter

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin philtrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron). Unrelated to filtre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filtʁ/

Noun

philtre m (plural philtres)

1. philter (a kind of potion, charm, or drug intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver)

Further reading

• “philtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).