tesson

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛ.sɔ̃/ ~ /te.sɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From Old French tes (plural of test (“clay jar”)) + -on.

Noun

tesson m (plural tessons)

1. shard (piece of broken glass or pottery)

Etymology 2

Noun

tesson m (plural tessons)

1. European badger (Meles meles)

Further reading

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