sablion

Norman

Alternative forms

• sablloun (continental Normandy)
• sabllaon (Guernsey)
• sabyõ (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French sablon, sablun, from Late Latin sablō, sablōnem, from Latin sabulō, sabulōnem (“coarse sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sablion m (plural sablions)

1. (Jersey) sand

Derived terms

• banc d'sablion (“sandbank”)
• châté dé sablion (“sand castle”)
• hôlouoge à sablion (“hourglass”)
• rose à sablion (“burnet rose”)

 

Related terms

• sablieux (“sandy”)