huzaar

Dutch

Alternative forms

hussaar (obsolete)
husere (obsolete)

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)

A hussar, light cavalrist

Derived terms

huzarenstukje
huzarenmuts
huzarenofficier
huzarenpaard
huzarenregiment
huzarensalade
huzarenuniform