sanglot

French

Etymology

From Old French sangloit, singlot, from Vulgar Latin *singluttus, a blend of gluttīre (“to swallow”) + Latin singultus (“a hiccup”). Compare Catalan sanglot, Italian singhiozzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.ɡlo/

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Noun

sanglot m (plural sanglots)

1. sob
   • 1866, Paul Verlaine, translated by Arthur Symons, Chanson d’automne [Autumn Song]‎^[1]:

     Les sanglots longs / Des violons / De l’automne / Blessent mon cœur / D’une langueur / Monotone.

     When a sighing begins / In the violins / Of the autumn-song, / My heart is drowned / In the slow sound / Languorous and long

Related terms

• sanglotement
• sangloter

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• glosant