gazon

Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

gazon (plural gazons)

1. One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.

• Zango, zogan

Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“moisture; ground”).

• IPA^(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧zon
• Rhymes: -ɔn

gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)

1. lawn

• waas

Inherited from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.zɔ̃/ ~ /ɡɑ.zɔ̃/

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gazon m (plural gazons)

1. lawn
2. turf; grass

• gazon anglais
• hockey sur gazon
• tondeuse à gazon

• → Greek: γκαζόν (gkazón)
• → Dutch: gazon
• → Russian: газон (gazon)
  • → Armenian: գազոն (gazon)
  • → Georgian: გაზონი (gazoni)
  • → Yakut: газон (gazon)

• herbe
• pelouse

• “gazon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

gaz +‎ -on

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ga‧zon

gazon

1. superessive singular of gaz

From French gazon.

gazon

1. grass, turf

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Borrowed from French gazon.

gazon n (uncountable)

1. grass

From French gazon.

gazon

1. grass, turf

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français