bataillon

See also: Bataillon

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian battaglione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ta.jɔ̃/

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Noun

bataillon m (plural bataillons)

1. battalion

   Aux armes, citoyens! Formez vos bataillons!

   To arms, citizens! Form into your battalions! (La Marseillaise)

Derived terms

• inconnu au bataillon

Descendants

• → Portuguese: batalhão
• → Russian: батальо́н (batalʹón)
• → Ukrainian: батальйо́н (batalʹjón)

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French bataillon.

Noun

bataillon m (plural bataillons)

1. (Jersey) battalion