sarrasin
See also: Sarrasin
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ʁa.zɛ̃/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Saraceni, from Byzantine Greek Σαρακηνοί (Sarakēnoí), most likely from Arabic.
Adjective
sarrasin (feminine singular sarrasine, masculine plural sarrasins, feminine plural sarrasines)
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.
Further reading
- “sarrasin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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