sarrasin
See also: Sarrasin
English
Alternative forms
Noun
sarrasin (plural sarrasins)
- (obsolete) A portcullis.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. Saraceni, from Byzantine Greek Σαρακηνοί (Sarakēnoí), most likely from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic.
Adjective
sarrasin (feminine sarrasine, masculine plural sarrasins, feminine plural sarrasines)
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.
Noun
sarrasin m (plural sarrasins)
Further reading
- “sarrasin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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