Monday, 7 August 2023

When you hear 'cabochon' are you hearing English or French?

'Cabochon' is a word borrowed from French 'cabochon'. The word entered the English language some time around 1825.


cabochon [noun] [1825]
  • a gem or bead cut in convex form and highly polished but not faceted
  • this style of cutting
See 'cabochon' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from French.

Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) 'caboche' head
See more loan words from 1800s.


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