poisson

Meaning

fish (marine animal)

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-.

Sentences

Ce poisson vit dans l'océan Indien et l'océan Pacifique .

This fish lives in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.