tocsin

Significado (Inglés)

1. An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.
2. A bell used to sound an alarm.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɒksɪn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar (“strike, touch”) + senh (“bell”).