jaseran

French

Alternative forms

jaseron

Etymology

Middle French, from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazeran, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʾir, “Algiers”), as the chainmail originated from Algiers.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒaz.ʁɑ̃/

Noun

jaseran m (plural jaserans)

jazeraint (sort of protective chainmail)

Further reading

“jaseran” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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