hasard

Meaning

1. (random) chance
2. a coincidence
3. hazard
4. hazard

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.zaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare modern Spanish azar, Italian zara. The initial h- was originally purely graphic, but became aspirated by analogy with other non-Latin words. The final -d/-t is also excrescent, perhaps influenced by the suffix -ard.