Usage Note
Hamac came into French via Spanish hamaca from a Taino word of the Caribbean. The final c is pronounced. It is a common item in French gardens and on holiday: se balancer dans un hamac ('to swing in a hammock'). In naval French, le hamac was historically the sailor's sleeping hammock on warships.
Examples
"Il lit son livre dans le hamac du jardin."
Natural Translation
He reads his book in the garden hammock.
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