bézoard
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَازَهْر (bāzahr, “bezoar”), ultimately from Middle Persian pʾtzhl (pādzahr, “antidote, bezoar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bézoard m (plural bézoards)
Descendants
Further reading
- “bézoard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.