sébeste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sebesten, from Arabic سِبِسْتَان (sibistān), from Persian سگ‌پستان (sag-pestân, literally “dog teat”), from سگ (sag, “dog”) +‎ پستان (pestân, “teat”).

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Noun

sébeste m (plural sébestes)

1. sebesten

Derived terms

• sébestier (“sebesten tree”)