Saracen

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsarəs(ə)n/

noun

  • 1an Arab or Muslim, especially at the time of the Crusades.
  • 2a nomad of the Syrian and Arabian desert at the time of the Roman Empire.

Derivatives

Saracenic

Pronunciation: /sarəˈsɛnɪk/
adjective

Origin:

Middle English, from Old French sarrazin, via late Latin from late Greek Sarakēnos, perhaps from Arabic šarqī 'eastern'