sarrasin

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English

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Noun

sarrasin (plural sarrasins)

  1. (obsolete) A portcullis.

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Saraceni, from Byzantine Greek Σαρακηνοί (Sarakēnoí), most likely from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic.

Adjective

sarrasin (feminine sarrasine, masculine plural sarrasins, feminine plural sarrasines)

  1. Saracen

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.

Noun

sarrasin m (plural sarrasins)

  1. buckwheat
    Synonym: blé noir

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