poisson
Meaning
fish (marine animal)
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Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pwa.sɔ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French poisson, peisson, from an older form peis with suffix -on, from Latin piscem, see below. Alternatively, but less likely, through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
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