sarbacane

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sarbacane.

Noun

sarbacane (plural sarbacanes)

  1. (archaic) A blowgun.

French

Etymology

From earlier sarbatane, sarbatanne by connection with canne (“stick”), from Arabic سَبَطَانَة (sabaṭāna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saʁ.ba.kan/
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Noun

sarbacane f (plural sarbacanes)

  1. blowgun, blowpipe

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