What is French for when describing a male word?

There isn't a single word in French that directly translates to "when describing a male word." However, the concept of "male word" is related to gender in French grammar.

Here's how gender works in French:

* Most nouns have a gender: either masculine (m) or feminine (f).

* Adjectives agree with the noun's gender: they change their form to match.

* There are some general rules for identifying gender:

* Words ending in -e are often feminine: "la table" (the table)

* Words ending in -ion are usually feminine: "la nation" (the nation)

* Words ending in -eur are usually masculine: "le joueur" (the player)

* There are many exceptions to these rules.

To understand a word's gender, you need to look it up in a dictionary or learn it through usage.

Example:

* "Le garçon" (the boy) - Masculine noun

* "La fille" (the girl) - Feminine noun

If you need help identifying the gender of a specific word, please provide the word, and I can tell you.