chirurgeon
pronunciation
How to pronounce chirurgeon in British English:
UK [kaɪ'rɜ:dʒən]
How to pronounce chirurgeon in American English:
US [kaɪ'rɜdʒən]
Word Origin
- chirurgeon (n.)
- 1530s, representing a failed Renaissance attempt to restore Greek spelling to the word that had got into English as surgeon; now, thank the gods, archaic. Related: Chirurgery. Compare French chirurgien.