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savate

savate

English

Noun

savate (uncountable)

  1. a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves

French

Etymology

From Old French chavate, çavate, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (zabata)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /savat/

Noun

savate f (plural savates)

  1. savate
  2. (colloquial) old slipper

Latin

Participle

sāvāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of sāvātus