tocsin

(Engels)

  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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈtɒksɪn/
Etymologie (Engels)

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

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