marsouin

French

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Etymology

Occurring in a 1086 Medieval Latin translation of the Domesday Book (Old English mereswīn "porpoise"), but probably reborrowed from another Germanic source, Frankish *mariswīn or from Middle Dutch meerswijn, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse marsvīn (“dolphin”). More at mereswine.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maʁ.swɛ̃/

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Noun

marsouin m. (plural marsouins)

1. porpoise

Anagrams

• namurois, Namurois, roumains, Roumains