flotsam

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French flotaison (“a floating”), from floter (“to float”), of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from Latin -atio

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈflɒtsəm/

Noun [edit]

flotsam (countable and uncountable; plural flotsams)

  1. Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Translations [edit]

flotsam

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