pinson
French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *pincio (acc. *pincionem) from Gaulish (compare Welsh pinc), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (compare English finch). Compare Spanish pinzón, Italian pincione.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pinson m (plural pinsons, feminine pinsonne)
- a finch
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pinson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.