fantassin

French

Etymology

From Italian fantaccino, from fante, short form of infante (“child; young soldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃.ta.sɛ̃/

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Noun

fantassin m (plural fantassins)

1. foot soldier, infantryman

Further reading

• “fantassin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.