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)

1. (historical) jazeraint (sort of protective chainmail)

Further reading

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