sarrasin
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See also: Sarrasin
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
sarrasin (plural sarrasins)
- (obsolete) A portcullis.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin Saracēnī (plural), from Ancient Greek Σᾰρᾰκηνοί (Sarakēnoí), most likely from Arabic.
Adjective[edit]
sarrasin (feminine sarrasine, masculine plural sarrasins, feminine plural sarrasines)
Etymology 2[edit]
Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.
Noun[edit]
sarrasin m (plural sarrasins)
Further reading[edit]
- “sarrasin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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