potiron
French edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; perhaps of Semitic origin, such as Hebrew פִּטְרִיָּה (pitriyá, “mushroom”), Classical Syriac ܦܛܘܪܬܐ (peṭṭorta), Arabic فُطْر (fuṭr, “mushroom”). Or, related to Old French bot (“toad”), recalling the shape of a big mushroom. Or, from Middle French poistron, from Late Latin posteriōnem, from Latin posterus (“following, next”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
potiron m (plural potirons)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “potiron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.