dossard

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dossard, from dos (“back (of a person)”) (ultimately from Latin dorsum (“back of the body”), further etymology uncertain) + -ard (suffix forming nouns indicating things belonging to or representing particular classes or sorts). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒsɑː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑsɑɹ/ Hyphenation: dos‧sard === Noun === dossard (plural dossards) (cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === glossary of cycling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From dos (“back (of a person)”) +‎ -ard (suffix forming nouns indicating things belonging to or representing particular classes or sorts). Dos is ultimately derived from Latin dorsum (“back of the body”), further etymology uncertain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /do.saʁ/ === Noun === dossard m (plural dossards) (sports) bib; (by extension) start number (on a sportsman's shirt) (Quebec) pinny (colorful overshirt worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities) === Further reading === “dossard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012