faxàn
Ligurian
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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)
- pheasant