havresac
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Low German Haawersack and/or German Habersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare Dutch haverzak.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.vʁə.sak/
Noun[edit]
havresac m (plural havresacs)
- haversack [from 1680]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: haversack
Further reading[edit]
- “havresac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.