sarrazin

[ sar-uh-zin ]

noun

1. buckwheat ( defs 1, 2, 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarrazin¹

1680–90; < French ( blé ) sarrasin Saracen (wheat)

Example Sentences

The race program was criticized Saturday by star downhillers Marco Odermatt and Cyprien Sarrazin after organizers scheduled speed races on back-to-back-to-back days on an historically long course.

From Seattle Times

“Three days is really hard physically,” said Sarrazin, who was runner-up to Odermatt in both downhills and won the super-G.

From Seattle Times

Cyprien Sarrazin, who won Thursday’s downhill, was among the fastest starters in the super-G but the Frenchman missed a gate early in his run.

From Washington Times

Cyprien Sarrazin, who started 61st, finished ahead of Odermatt in sixth place, while Adrien Theaux wore bib 32 and placed fourth.

From Seattle Times

According to his medical records, Dear reported having a heart attack but neither Holland nor Dr. Robert Sarrazin, the chief of psychiatry at the Springfield prison hospital, said they could find anything else in the records to back up that claim.

From Seattle Times