"metaphor" kelimesinin Türkçesi: mecaz, metafor, istiare, metafor, istiare. Anlamı, çevirisi, telaffuzu ve örnek cümleler aşağıdadır.
Etimoloji
From Middle French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).