hussard
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
hussardfrom the Hungarian huszár which designated light cavalry soldiers. It may come from the Serbian gusar (Cyrillic: гусар) meaning bandit, pirate. Another origin could be the Hungarian word húsz ("twenty"), which would be related to the fact that the hussar regiments were composed of twenty men, or that a twentieth of the army was assigned to the cavalry.
Definitions
- histoire
- histoiremilitaire
Feminine
hussarde
Plural
hussards
Translations
german:Husar
english:hussar
spanish:húsar
italian:ussero
dutch:huzaar
polish:huzar
russian:гусар
swedish:husar
See also
hussarder (v.)