tocsin

Meaning

an alarm, a tocsin

Concepts

tocsin

alarm bell

fire bell

alarmbell

Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɔk.sɛ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French toquesain, borrowed from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar (“strike, touch”) + senh (“bell”).

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