sébeste

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /se.bɛst/
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Noun

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sébeste m (plural sébestes)

  1. sebesten

Derived terms

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