sarbacane

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

French sarbacane

Noun[edit]

sarbacane (plural sarbacanes)

  1. (archaic) A blowgun.

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From earlier sarbatane, sarbatanne by connection with canne (stick), from Arabic سَبَطَانَة (sabaṭāna).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /saʁ.ba.kan/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

sarbacane f (plural sarbacanes)

  1. blowgun, blowpipe

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