noun, masculine/ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃/plural: Ottomans
Ottoman (member of the Ottoman dynasty); Ottoman (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Synonyms: Osman, Osmanide, Osmanli
Etymology tree Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)bor. Italian Ottomanobor. Middle French Ottoman French Ottoman From Middle French Ottoman, from Italian Ottomano, from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Osman.