sarrasin

See also: Sarrasin

English

Alternative forms

  • sarasin

Noun

sarrasin (plural sarrasins)

  1. (obsolete) A portcullis.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁa.zɛ̃/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin Saracēnī (plural), from Ancient Greek Σᾰρᾰκηνοί (Sărăkēnoí), most likely from Arabic.

Adjective

sarrasin (feminine sarrasine, masculine plural sarrasins, feminine plural sarrasines)

  1. Saracen

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.

Noun

sarrasin m (plural sarrasins)

  1. buckwheat
    Synonym: blé noir

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