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hussar¹

  • /ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/
  • /həˈsɑː(ɹ)/
  • /həˈzɑː(ɹ)/
  • /hʊˈsɑː(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Medieval Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

noun hussars

  1. historical A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
  2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Hussar²

Where it comes from

From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village.

proper noun

  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

Hussar³

Where it comes from

Americanized form of Hungarian Huszar or Czech Husar.

proper noun Hussars

  1. A surname.

Translations

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noun light cavalry of any of several European armies

Españolhúsar
日本語ユサール yusāru
中文輕騎兵 /轻骑兵 qīngqíbīng
Portuguêshussardo
Françaishussard
DeutschHusar
Italianoussaro
Ελληνικάουσάρος ousáros
Românăhusar
Русскийгуса́р gusár

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@misc{hussar_2026,
  title = {hussar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hussar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}