faîsan

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See also: faisan and faisán

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós, bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)) from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.

Noun

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faîsan m (plural faîsans)

  1. (Jersey) pheasant