cresson

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French cresson, from Old French kerson, from Frankish *krassjō (compare German Kresse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʁə.sɔ̃/, /kʁɛ.sɔ̃/, /kʁe.sɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cresson m (plural cressons)

  1. watercress

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Vietnamese: cải xoong

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Frankish *kressō (compare German Kresse).

Noun[edit]

cresson m (plural cressons)

  1. (Jersey) watercress