Poissons

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English

Noun

Poissons

  1. plural of Poisson

French

Poissons

Etymology

the plural of poisson (fish), from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly aligned by popular etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pwa.sɔ̃/
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Proper noun

Poissons m pl (plural only)

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
  2. (astrology) the zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
  3. Poissons (a municipality in northern French Champage)
  4. Poissons (a canton of the Haute-Marne department, named after the above town, its capital)

See also

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