jaseran

French

Alternative forms

jaseron

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ (jazāʔiriyy, “Algerian, of Algiers”), derived from الجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “Algiers; Algeria”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒaz.ʁɑ̃/
Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Noun

jaseran m (plural jaserans)

(historical) jazeraint (sort of protective chainmail)

Further reading

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

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