húsar

See also: husar and Husar

Spanish

húsar

Etymology

Borrowed from French hussard, from German Husar, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”); ultimately from Latin cursārius (“corsair”). Doublet of corsario.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈusaɾ/ [ˈu.saɾ]
Rhymes: -usaɾ
Syllabification: hú‧sar

Noun

húsar m (plural húsares)

hussar (light cavalry of European armies)

Further reading

“húsar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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