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flotsam

Pronunciation: /ˈflɒtsəm/

The English word “flotsam” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French flotaison (“a floating”), from floter (“to float”), of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from Latin -atio.

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