paysan

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French païsan. By surface analysis, pays +‎ -an. Related to païen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ.i.zɑ̃/, /pe.i.zɑ̃/
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Noun

paysan m (plural paysans, feminine paysanne)

a peasant
someone who lives in the country; ruralite
Coordinate term: citadin
(derogatory) a country bumpkin

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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