jaseran

jaseran

French

Alternative forms

• jaseron

Etymology

Middle French [Term?], from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ‎ (jazāʾiriyy, “Algerian, of Algiers”), derived from الجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʾir, “Algiers; Algeria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaz.ʁɑ̃/, /ʒɑz.ʁɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Noun

jaseran m (plural jaserans)

1. (historical) jazeraint (sort of protective chainmail)

Further reading

• “jaseran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.