Poissons
See also: poissons
English
Noun
Poissons
French
Etymology
the plural of poisson 'fish', from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly aligned by popular etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poissons m pl (plural only)
- (astronomy) The constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
- (astrology) The zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
- (geography) A municipality in northern French Champage
- (geography) A canton of the Haute-Marne department, named after the above town, its capital
See also
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