tartarin

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French

Noun

tartarin m (plural tartarins)

  1. hamadryas baboon

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1342 in Nouveau recueil de comptes de l'argenterie des rois de France. From tartar +‎ -in.

Noun

tartarin m (plural tartarins)

  1. expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region

Synonyms

References

  • tartarin1 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)