huzaar

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • hussaar (obsolete)
  • husere (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Husar, from Hungarian huszár (“freebooter”), from Italian corsaro, from Latin cursus (“plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦyˈzaːr/
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  • Hyphenation: hu‧zaar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

huzaar m (plural huzaren, diminutive huzaartje n)

  1. A hussar, light cavalrist

Derived terms
  • huzarenstukje
  • huzarenmuts
  • huzarenofficier
  • huzarenpaard
  • huzarenregiment
  • huzarensalade
  • huzarenuniform
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