sabot

See also: sàbot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabot. Doublet of ciabatta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæbəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsæboʊ/
• Rhymes: -æbəʊ

Noun

sabot (plural sabots)

1. A wooden shoe.
   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:

     She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.

2. A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

Translations

a wooden shoe worn in various European countries

• Assamese: খৰম (khorom)
• Dutch: klomp (nl) m
• Finnish: puukenkä (fi)
• French: sabot (fr) m
• Galician: zoca f, madreña f, galocha f
• Ido: lignoshuo (io)
• Polish: sabot (pl) m, drewniak (pl) m
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• Russian: сабо (ru) n (sabo)
• Spanish: zueco (es) m, zuecos (es) m pl
• Swedish: träsko (sv)
• Tagalog: bakya
• Ukrainian: сабо (uk) n (sabo)

a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

• Dutch: manchet (nl)
• Russian: поддо́н (ru) m (poddón) (tank projectiles), конте́йнер (ru) (kontéjner) (shotgun slugs)
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• Swedish: drivspegel

Anagrams

• basto, boast, boats

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French

Etymology

From Middle French savate (“old shoe”), of unknown origin. Akin to Spanish zapato, Italian ciabatta and Portuguese sapato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bo/

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Noun

sabot m (plural sabots)

1. wooden shoe, clog
2. hoof

Derived terms

• sabot de Vénus
• sabotage
• saboter
• voir venir quelqu’un avec ses gros sabots

Further reading

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