coussin
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from later Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
coussin m (plural coussins)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “coussin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Old French
Noun
coussin oblique singular, m (oblique plural coussins, nominative singular coussins, nominative plural coussin)
- Alternative form of coissin
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