havresac

French

Alternative forms

  • habresac (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Haawersack and/or German Habersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare Dutch haverzak.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.vʁə.sak/

Noun

havresac m (plural havresacs)

  1. haversack [from 1680]

Descendants

  • → English: haversack

Further reading

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