escuchon

Old French

Alternative forms

escusson

Etymology

escu +‎ -on, with the interfixed sequence -ch- (later -ss-) to break up the vowel sounds.

Noun

escuchon m (oblique plural escuchons, nominative singular escuchons, nominative plural escuchon)

small shield; escutcheon

Descendants

English: escutcheon (borrowed)
French: écusson

References

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

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