faux-palais
French, noun/fo.pa.lɛ/
faux-palais is a French masculine noun meaning “retainer (a device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appareil dentaire construit à partir d’un moulage des dents du patient, qui se place contre le palais et…”.
What does faux-palais mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineretainer (a device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appareil dentaire construit à partir d’un moulage des dents du patient, qui se place contre le palais et permet de maintenir les dents.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce faux-palais?
- /fo.pa.lɛ/
- \fo pa.lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faux-palais
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.