huzaar

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hussaar (obsolete)
• husere (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Husar, from Hungarian huszár (“freebooter”), from Italian corsaro, from Latin cursus (“plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦyˈzaːr/

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• Hyphenation: hu‧zaar
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

huzaar m (plural huzaren, diminutive huzaartje n)

1. A hussar, light cavalrist

Derived terms

• huzarenstukje
• huzarenmuts
• huzarenofficier
• huzarenpaard
• huzarenregiment
• huzarensalade
• huzarenuniform