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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French païsan. By surface analysis, pays + -an. Related to païen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.i.zɑ̃/ ~ /pe.i.zɑ̃/
- Hyphenation: pay‧san
Noun
paysan m (plural paysans, feminine paysanne)
- a peasant
- someone who lives in the country; ruralite
- Coordinate term: citadin
- (derogatory) a country bumpkin
- Synonym: péquenaud
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