fenaison

French

Etymology

From Old French fener (modern faner) + the suffix -aison, or less likely a Vulgar Latin root *fenātiōnem. Compare Occitan fenason.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fə.nɛ.zɔ̃/, /fə.ne.zɔ̃/

Noun

fenaison f (plural fenaisons)

1. haymaking

Related terms

• faner
• foin

Further reading

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