fesont

Cornish

fesont (pheasant)

Etymology

Borrowed from English pheasant, itself from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.zɔnt/

Noun

fesont m (plural fesons)

1. a pheasant; a bird of the family Phasianidae.
2. the meat of the pheasant; game.

   Synonym: helgik