faxàn

Ligurian

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)

1. pheasant