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savate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈvæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə vat′)

sa•vate (sə vat′),USA pronunciation n.

Sporta sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.

French: literally, old shoe. See sabot
1860–65

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savate /səˈvæt/ n

a form of boxing in which blows may be delivered with the feet as well as the hands

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, literally: old worn-out shoe; related to sabot

'savate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

sabot

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