salamalec

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.la.ma.lɛk/ === Noun === salamalec m (plural salamalecs) (informal, derogatory, ironic) a show of politeness, deference or flattery which is hypocritical, affected or exaggerated (archaic) salaam ==== Derived terms ==== faire des salamalecs === Further reading === “salamalec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سلام علیك (selâm aleyk), from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “hello; peace be upon you”). === Noun === salamalec n (plural salamalecuri) salaam ==== Declension ====