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Poissons
Poissons
See also: poissons
French
Etymology
the plural of poisson 'fish', from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly alligned by popular etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa.sɔ̃/
Proper noun
Poissons m pl
- (astronomy) The constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
- (astrology) The zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
- (geography) A municipality in the northern French Champage region
- (geography) A canton in the Haute-Marne département, named after the above town, its capital