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French
Noun
tartarin m (plural tartarins)
- 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)
- expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region
Synonyms
References
- tartarin1 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)