faxàn

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”, from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈʒaŋ/

Noun

faxàn m (plural faxén)

  1. pheasant
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