sarisse

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ʁis/

Noun

sarisse f (plural sarisses)

(Ancient Greece) sarissa (long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation)

Further reading

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

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