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maison.

house

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛ.zɔ̃//me.zɔ̃/

  1. house

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mānsiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”), from maneō (“remain, stay”) (whence also French manoir). Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.

adj/mɛ.zɔ̃//me.zɔ̃/

  1. homemade

    invariable
    une grande tarte maison
    spécialité maison

  2. in-house

    invariable
    La compagnie a un département de traduction maison.

  3. first-rate, top-notch

    colloquial · emphatic · intensifier · invariable
    une engueulade maison
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mānsiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”), from maneō (“remain, stay”) (whence also French manoir). Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.

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