cresson

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cresson, from Old French kerson, from Frankish *krassjō (compare German Kresse).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁə.sɔ̃/, /kʁɛ.sɔ̃/, /kʁe.sɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

cresson m (plural cressons)

watercress

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: cải xoong

Further reading

“cresson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Frankish *kressō (compare German Kresse).

Noun

cresson m (plural cressons)

(Jersey) watercress

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