moisson

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French messon, meissun, from Latin messiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwa.sɔ̃/

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Noun

moisson f (plural moissons)

1. harvest, harvesting (the process of gathering the ripened crop)
2. harvest (the season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain)
3. harvest, crop (the yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits)

   Synonym: récolte

4. (figuratively) wealth, host, good haul, good crop

Derived terms

• moissonner
  • moissonneuse-batteuse

Further reading

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