picon
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French picon, named after inventor Gaétan Picon (1809–1882).
Noun edit
picon (countable and uncountable, plural picons)
- A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France.
Further reading edit
- picon (apéritif) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Esperanto edit
Noun edit
picon
- accusative singular of pico
French edit
Etymology edit
From the brandname Picon, named after Gaétan Picon (1809–1882).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
picon m (plural picons)
- picon (bitter accompanying beer)
- 1932, Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit:
- Les passagers croupissaient, répartis dans l’ombre des entreponts, dans les W.C., au fumoir, par petits groupes soupçonneux et nasillards. Tout ça, bien imbibés de picons, et cancans, du matin au soir.
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Further reading edit
- “picon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.