hussard

French

Alternative forms

houssard

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian huszár.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /y.saʁ/
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Noun

hussard m (plural hussards)

(military) hussar (light cavalry of European armies)

Descendants

→ English: hussar
→ Spanish: húsar

Further reading

“hussard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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