mazeret

Pronunciation: /maːzeˈɾet/

“mazeret” is a Turkish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

A valid justification that allows a mistake to be forgiven.
A made-up excuse to deflect or mitigate a fault.

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معذرت (maʾẕeret, “a having an excuse, a valid excuse, an excuse, apology”), from Arabic مَعْذِرَة (maʕḏira, “excuse, forgiveness, pardon”), verbal noun of عَذَرَ (ʕaḏara, “to excuse”).

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