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French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *bissus.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
besson (feminine bessonne, masculine plural bessons, feminine plural bessonnes)
- (obsolete, Acadia, Louisiana) twin
Noun
besson m (plural bessons, feminine bessonne)
- (obsolete, Acadia, Louisiana) twin
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Occitan
Etymology
Probably from Old Occitan besso, of uncertain origin; possibly a Vulgar Latin *bissus, or *bissōne (“double”). Compare Catalan bessó, Franco-Provençal besson and Piedmontese bësson
Pronunciation
Noun
besson m (plural bessons, feminine bessona, feminine plural bessonas)
- twin