saivon

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French savon, from Latin saponem. Cognate with French savon, Bourguignon saivon, Norman savon, Walloon savon, Franco-Provençal savon, Occitan sabon.

Noun

saivon m (plural saivons)

1. (Vallage) soap

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887