païssaon

Norman

Alternative forms

• paîsson (Jersey)
• peissoun (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French poisson, peisson, from earlier peis, from Latin piscis, piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Noun

païssaon m (plural païssaons)

1. (Guernsey) fish

   Les grànds païssaons mangent les p'tits. ― The big fish eat the small.