saker

Meaning

  1. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
  2. A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.

Synonyms

saker falcon

snake falcon

Translations

faucon sacre

Falco cherrug

sakervalk

Würgfalke

falcão-sacre

falco sacro

Saker

στεπογέρακο

ulu doğan

الصقر الحر الصقر الحر

الصقر الحر

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈseɪkə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English sacre, from Middle French sacre, from Old Spanish sacro, from Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr).

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