picon

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See also: Picon, picón, and piĉon

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French picon, named after inventor Gaétan Picon (1809–1882).

Noun

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picon (countable and uncountable, plural picons)

  1. A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France.

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Noun

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picon

  1. accusative singular of pico

French

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Etymology

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From the brandname Picon, named after Gaétan Picon (1809–1882).

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Noun

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picon m (plural picons)

  1. picon (bitter accompanying beer)
    • 1932, Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit:
      Les passagers croupissaient, répartis dans l’ombre des entreponts, dans les W.C., au fumoir, par petits groupes soupçonneux et nasillards. Tout ça, bien imbibés de picons, et cancans, du matin au soir.
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