fesont

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pheasant, itself from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.zɔnt/

Noun

fesont m (plural fesons)

  1. a pheasant; a bird of the family Phasianidae.
  2. the meat of the pheasant; game.
    Synonym: helgik
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