English

Noun

gazon ‎(plural gazons)

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

French

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): /ɡɑzɔ̃/

Noun

gazon m ‎(plural gazons)

1. lawn
2. turf; grass

Derived terms

• gazon anglais

Hungarian

Etymology

gaz +‎ -on

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gazon

1. superessive singular of gaz