hauban
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda (“a shroud-rope; a stay”).
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /o.bɑ̃/
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Noun
hauban m (plural haubans)
- guy-wire
- (nautical) shroud
Further reading
- “hauban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda.
Noun
hauban m (plural haubans)
- (Jersey, nautical) shroud