saivon

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Champenois

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French savon, from Latin saponem. Cognate with French savon, Bourguignon saivon, Norman savon, Walloon savon, Franco-Provençal savon, Occitan sabon.

Noun

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saivon m (plural saivons)

  1. (Vallage) soap

References

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  • Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
  • Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887