paysan

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French païsan. By surface analysis, pays +‎ -an. Related to païen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.i.zɑ̃/ ~ /pe.i.zɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pay‧san

Noun

paysan m (plural paysans, feminine paysanne)

1. a peasant
2. someone who lives in the country; ruralite

   Coordinate term: citadin

3. (derogatory) a country bumpkin

   Synonym: péquenaud

Derived terms

• paysannat
• paysannerie

 

Further reading

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