Main Entry: ¹haz·ard

Pronunciation: \ˈha-zərd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French hasard, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic al-zahr the die

Date: 14th century

1 : a game of chance like craps played with two dice
2 : a source of danger
3 a : chance, risk b : a chance event : accident
4 obsolete : stake 3a
5 : a golf-course obstacle

— at hazard : at stake