bézoard

See also: bezoard

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَازَهْر (bāzahr, “bezoar”), ultimately from Middle Persian pʾtzhl (pādzahr, “antidote, bezoar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.zɔ.aʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: bézoards

Noun

bézoard m (plural bézoards)

  1. bezoar

Descendants

  • English: bezoar
  • Spanish: bezoar

Further reading

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