faisán

See also: faisan and faîsan

Galician

Alternative forms

• faisám, faisão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fajˈsaŋ/

Noun

faisán m (plural faisáns)

1. pheasant

Further reading

• “faisán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós), from Φᾶσις (Phâsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faiˈsan/ [fai̯ˈsãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: fai‧sán

Noun

faisán m (plural faisanes)

1. pheasant

Derived terms

• faisán de collar
• faisanería
• faisanero

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: paysan

Further reading

• “faisán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16