toxique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔk.sik/
Homophone: toxiques

Adjective

toxique (plural toxiques)

toxic (having a harmful chemical nature)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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