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sarrazin

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[sar-uh-zin] / ˈsær ə zɪn /

noun

  1. buckwheat.


Etymology

Origin of sarrazin

1680–90; < French ( blé ) sarrasin Saracen (wheat)

Example Sentences

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Just 13 months ago, Cyprien Sarrazin, a French Olympic medal hopeful, lost his edge on an icy turn in a practice run on the slope.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sarrazin was airlifted from the mountain and rushed to surgery for a brain injury.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They don’t deserve to have the Olympic Games here,” said Nils Allègre, Sarrazin’s irate French teammate.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he has never won the Kitzbuehel downhill, having finished third and second in the two downhills raced in 2024 won by French racer Cyprien Sarrazin, and sixth last year.

From Barron's

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin has left intensive care after successful surgery to drain a bleed on his brain following a fall in training.

From BBC