savate
English
Noun
savate (uncountable)
- a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
French
Etymology
From Old French chavate, çavate, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (zabata). Doublet of sabot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /savat/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “savate” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Participle
sāvāte
- vocative masculine singular of sāvātus
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