sarrasin

See also: Sarrasin

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ʁa.zɛ̃/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Saraceni, from Byzantine Greek Σαρακηνοί (Sarakēnoí), most likely from Arabic.

Adjective

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

Saracen

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of blé sarrasin.

Noun

sarrasin m (plural sarrasins)

buckwheat
Synonym: blé noir

Further reading

“sarrasin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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