huzaar

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Husar, from Hungarian huszár (freebooter), from Italian corsaro, from Latin cursus (plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦyˈzaːr/
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  • Hyphenation: hu‧zaar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

huzaar m (plural huzaren, diminutive huzaartje n)

  1. a hussar, light cavalrist

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