Masculine

sabbat

  1. (masculine) Sabbath, biblical seventh day
  2. (masculine) witches' Sabbath, meeting of witches at midnight
  3. (masculine) noisy meeting

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/sa.ba/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “Sabbath”). In regards to the semantic evolution to "witches' meeting" compare with ramdam, brouhaha. See also samedi.

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