sébeste

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /se.bɛst/
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Noun

sébeste m (plural sébestes)

  1. sebesten

Derived terms

  • sébestier (“sebesten tree”)

Further reading

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