basson

Etymology

Borrowed from French basson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈsɔn/
• Hyphenation: bas‧son
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

basson m (plural bassons)

1. (uncommon) bassoon

   Synonym: fagot

Noun

basson

1. Genitive singular form of basso.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bassone, from basso (“bass”) + augmentative suffix -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.sɔ̃/

Noun

basson m (plural bassons)

1. bassoon (musical instrument in the woodwind family)

Further reading

• “basson” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• basons
• snobas

Etymology

Borrowed from French basson.

Noun

basson m (plural bassons)

1. (Jersey) bassoon

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpasson/

Verb

basson

1. first-person singular imperative of bassit