gazon

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (piece of ground covered with grass, turf), from Old Frankish *waso (ground, turf), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (moisture; ground), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (moist, damp, wet). Cognate with German Wasen (lawn).

Noun

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gazon (plural gazons)

  1. One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (piece of ground covered with grass, turf), from Frankish *waso (ground, turf), from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (moisture; ground).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧zon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)

  1. lawn
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (piece of ground covered with grass, turf), from Old Frankish *waso (ground, turf), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (moisture; ground), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (moist, damp, wet). Cognate with German Wasen (lawn).

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Noun

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gazon m (plural gazons)

  1. lawn
  2. turf; grass

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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gaz +‎ -on

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɒzon]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧zon

Noun

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gazon

  1. superessive singular of gaz

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French gazon.

Noun

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gazon

  1. grass, turf

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gazon.

Noun

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gazon n (uncountable)

  1. grass

Declension

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Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From French gazon.

Noun

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gazon

  1. grass, turf

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français