tartarin

French

Noun

tartarin m (plural tartarins)

1. hamadryas baboon

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1342 in Nouveau recueil de comptes de l'argenterie des rois de France. From tartar +‎ -in.

Noun

tartarin m (plural tartarins)

1. expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region

Synonyms

• tartaire

References

• tartarin¹ on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)