hasard
Middle English
/ˈhazard/
noun
Definitions
- hazard dice game, often gambled on
- (rare) An individual who plays hazard.
- (rare) A crafty individual.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French hasart (danger, risk, game, a game of dice) derived from Arabic زهر, اَلزَّهْر (dice).
Origin
Arabic
زهر, اَلزَّهْر
Gloss
dice
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihazard English
- biohazard English
- geohazard English
- haphazard English
- hazard English
- hazardable English
- hazarder English
- hazardest English
- hazardeth English
- hazardless English
- hazardproof English
- hazardry English
- multihazard English
- subhazard English
- Hasard German
- zara Italian
- hasard French
- azar Spanish, Castilian
- hasardour Middle English
- hasardrie Middle English
- زهر, اَلزَّهْر Arabic
- hasart Old French
- hasarderie Middle French
- hasardeur Middle French
- ζάριν gkm