sanglot

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *singluttus, a blend of gluttīre (to swallow) + Latin singultus (a hiccup). Compare French sanglot, Italian singhiozzo.

Pronunciation

Noun

sanglot m (plural sanglots)

  1. sob

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sangloit, singlot, from Vulgar Latin *singluttus, a blend of gluttīre (to swallow) + Latin singultus (a hiccup). Compare Catalan sanglot, Italian singhiozzo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ɡlo/
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Noun

sanglot m (plural sanglots)

  1. sob
    • 1866, Paul Verlaine, translated by Arthur Symons, Chanson d’automne [Autumn Song]‎[1]:
      Les sanglots longs / Des violons / De l’automne / Blessent mon cœur / D’une langueur / Monotone.
      When a sighing begins / In the violins / Of the autumn-song, / My heart is drowned / In the slow sound / Languorous and long

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