sabot

See also: sàbot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabot, from Turkish zabata. Doublet of ciabatta.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæbəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsæboʊ/
Rhymes: -æbəʊ

Noun

sabot (plural sabots)

A wooden shoe.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
  
  She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.
A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

Translations

a wooden shoe worn in various European countries

Dutch: klomp (nl) m
Finnish: puukenkä (fi)
French: sabot (fr) m
Ido: lignoshuo (io)
Polish: sabot (pl) m, drewniak (pl) m

Russian: сабо (ru) n (sabo)
Spanish: zueco (es) m, zuecos (es) m pl
Swedish: träsko (sv)
Tagalog: bakya
Ukrainian: сабо (uk) n (sabo)

a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

Dutch: manchet (nl)
Russian: поддо́н (ru) m (poddón) (tank projectiles), конте́йнер (ru) (kontéjner) (shotgun slugs)

Swedish: drivspegel

Anagrams

basto, boast, boats

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish zabata. Compare also Spanish zapato, Italian ciabatta and Portuguese sapato.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.bo/
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Noun

sabot m (plural sabots)

wooden shoe, clog
hoof

Derived terms

sabot de Vénus
sabotage
saboter
voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots

Further reading

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

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