pinson
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *pincio (acc. *pincionem) from Gaulish (compare Welsh pinc), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (compare English finch). Compare Spanish pinzón, Italian pincione.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pinson m (plural pinsons, feminine pinsonne)
- a finch
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pinson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.