métèque

French

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) metic
  • (pejorative) wop, stranger

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (metic, foreigner).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μέτοικος

Gloss

metic, foreigner

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