pygeoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pegeone, pegon, pegyon, pejon, pejone, pejoun, pejun, pichon, pigion, pigon, pychon, pygeon, pygyne, pyjon, pyjone, pyjoun
Etymology
From Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiōnem, accusative of pīpiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈd͡ʒuːn/, /ˈpid͡ʒun/
Noun
pygeoun
- A dove or pigeon (especially if young or when cooked).
Descendants
- English: pigeon
- Scots: pigeon
References
- “pijǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.