gazon

Etymology

Borrowing from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Noun

gazon (plural gazons)

1. One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaːˈzɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧zon
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

gazon n (plural gazons, diminutive gazonnetje n)

1. lawn

Etymology

From Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, wason (“piece of ground covered with grass, turf”), from Old Frankish *waso (“ground, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *wasô (“moisture; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“moist, damp, wet”). Cognate with German Wasen (“lawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑ.zɔ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

gazon m (plural gazons)

1. lawn
2. turf; grass

Further reading

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

Etymology

gaz +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒzon]
• Hyphenation: ga‧zon

Noun

gazon

1. superessive singular of gaz

Etymology

From French gazon

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Etymology

From French gazon

Noun

gazon

1. grass, turf

Reference

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français