paysan

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French païsan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.i.zɑ̃/, /pe.i.zɑ̃/

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Noun

paysan m (plural paysans, feminine paysanne)

1. a peasant
2. someone who lives in the country; ruralite
3. (derogatory) a country bumpkin

Related terms

• see pays
• paysanne

Further reading

• “paysan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.