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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mānsiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”), from maneō (“remain, stay”) (whence also French manoir).
Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
- house
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
maison (invariable)
- homemade
- Synonyms: domestique, fait maison
- une grande tarte maison ― a big home-made pie
- spécialité maison ― speciality of the house
- (employment) in-house
- La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. ― The company has an in-house translation department.
- (colloquial, intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
- une engueulade maison ― a hell of a telling off
Further reading
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French maisun, meson.
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
- house (building intended to be lived in)
- house; dynasty
1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 31:il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus- he says he was from the House of King Arthur
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French maison. Doublet of mansión.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈson/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: mai‧son
Noun
maison f (plural maisons)
- fashion house
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.