huzaar

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • hussaar
  • husere

Etymology

From Hungarian huszár freebooter, from Italian corsaro, from Latin cursus (“plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

huzaar m (plural huzaren, diminutive huzaartje n)

  1. A hussar, light cavalrist

Derived terms

  • huzarenstukje n
  • huzarenmuts
  • huzarenofficier m
  • huzarenpaard n
  • huzarenregiment n
  • huzarensalade
  • huzarenuniform n
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