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Mâcon.

A city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmakɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑːkɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑːkən/Received-Pronunciation/mɑˈkɔn/General-American
  1. A city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)), and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

noun/ˈmakɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑːkɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑːkən/Received-Pronunciation/mɑˈkɔn/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of Macon, red or white burgundy wine from Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)), and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

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