mousqueton

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.skə.tɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From mousquet +‎ -on.

Noun

mousqueton m (plural mousquetons)

(historical) musketoon

Etymology 2

Shortened from porte-mousqueton.

Noun

mousqueton m (plural mousquetons)

carabiner (metal link with a gate)

Derived terms

mousquetonner

Further reading

“mousqueton” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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