English

Noun

Poissons

1. plural of Poisson

French

Poissons

Etymology

the plural of poisson 'fish', from Latin piscis (plural pisces, hence Pisces); the municipality (and hence the canton) may have an entirely different (Latin? Celtic?) origin, possibly alligned by popular etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa.sɔ̃/

Proper noun

Poissons m pl

1. (astronomy) The constellation Pisces 'the Fishes'
2. (astrology) The zodiac sign Pisces, after the above
3. (geography) A municipality in the northern French Champage region
4. (geography) A canton in the Haute-Marne département, named after the above town, its capital

French

Noun

poissons m

1. plural of poisson

Verb

poissons

1. first-person plural present indicative of poisser
2. first-person plural imperative of poisser