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French
Etymology
Deverbal from adonner. Compare don.
Pronunciation
Noun
adon m (plural adons)
- (Quebec) lucky chance, lucky coincidence, funny coincidence
C’est un adon que je vous rencontre, je devais justement vous parler.- It's a lucky coincidence that I should bump into you, I just needed to talk to you.
- 1916 Louis Hémon, Maria Chapdelaine, J.-A. LeFebvre
— Bonjour, monsieur Chapdelaine. Bonjour, mademoiselle Maria. C’est un adon que je vous rencontre, puisque votre terre est plus haut le long de la rivière et que moi-même je ne viens pas souvent par icitte.- — Hello Mr. Chapdelaine. — Hello, ms. Maria. It's a coincidence to meet you, since your land is higher up right along the river, and I don't come here often.
- goodwill, courtesy
1945, G. Guèvremont, Le Survenant, page 236:Ce qu’elle avait pris pour pur adon ou visites amicales se révélait de la curiosité méchante.- That which she had taken for pure good will or friendly visits was revealed to be a malicious curiosity.
References
- Pascal Poirier, Le Glossaire acadien, Éditions d'Acadie, 1995
- Hubert Mansion, 101 mots à préserver du français d’Amérique, Les Éditions Michel Brûlé, 2008
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