savate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French savate.

Noun

savate (uncountable)

a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves

Anagrams

Avesta

French

Etymology

From Old French chavate, çavate, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (zabata). Doublet of sabot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /savat/
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Noun

savate f (plural savates)

savate
(colloquial) old slipper

Further reading

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

Latin

Participle

sāvāte

vocative masculine singular of sāvātus

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