yataghan
or yat·a·gan
[ yat-uh-gan, -guhn; Turkish yah-tah-gahn ]
/ ˈyæt əˌgæn, -gən; Turkish ˌyɑ tɑˈgɑn /
noun
a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
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Also at·a·ghan [at-uh-gan, -guhn] /ˈæt əˌgæn, -gən/ .
Origin of yataghan
First recorded in 1810–20, yataghan is from the Turkish word yatağan
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British Dictionary definitions for yataghan
yataghan
ataghan
/ (ˈjætəɡən) /
noun
a Turkish sword with a curved single-edged blade
Word Origin for yataghan
C19: from Turkish yataǧan
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