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The French Wikipedia article that this article appears to have been translated from an article titled "Coupeur de route", which literally translates as "road cutter". However, I think this translated term may have a somewhat different meaning in English than in French. In English, I would interpret a "road cutter" as being someone or something that makes a road where there was none before, such as by cutting down trees to cut a path through a forest, or else rips up the pavement so that new pavement can be laid. It does not mean that in French. If the French phrase includes a definite article, then "Le coupeur de route" translates as "The highwayman", while "Un coupeur de route" translates as "A highway robber" and "Des coupeurs de route" translates as "Road blockers". The French Wikipedia article is talking about "Coupeurs de route" as being highwaymen. The French Wikipedia also has another article titled "Bandit de grand chemin" that also translates as "Highwayman". In English, this term can be dated back to the 17th century. So they are nothing new.
What is new is the term "Zaraguina", or as the French article says "Zaraguinas", which appears to be a word that is foreign to French and English but appears to mean "highway robbers" who set up a roadblock or checkpoint to stop travellers they intend to rob. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 22:54, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
