mousqueton

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.kə.tɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From mousquet +‎ -on.

Noun

mousqueton m (plural mousquetons)

1. (historical) musketoon

Etymology 2

Shortened from porte-mousqueton.

Noun

mousqueton m (plural mousquetons)

1. carabiner (metal link with a gate)

Derived terms

• mousquetonner

Further reading

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