Saracen

• Sarcen (misspelling)

From Old French sarrazin, from Late Latin Saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós), which may be from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين‎ (šarqiyyin, “easterners”). Since the Sarakenoi lived to the east of most Semitic peoples of the time, a more reasonable explanation is from Arabic سَارِقُون‎ (plunderers) (sariqun), as mentioned in wikipedia Saracen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæɹəˌsən/

Saracen (plural Saracens)

1. A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE, who were specifically distinct from Arabs.
2. (dated) A Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
3. (dated) A pirate in the Mediterranean.
4. A type of six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier.

• Saracenic
• sarsen, sarsen stone

• Saracen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “Saracen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Saracen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Saracen” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

Borrowed from Old French sarrazin.

• IPA^(key): /saˈra.t͡sɛn/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sɛn
• Syllabification: Sa‧ra‧cen

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1. Saracen

• Saracen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Saracen in Polish dictionaries at PWN