"pigeon" meaning in French

See pigeon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi.ʒɔ̃/ Audio: fr-pigeon.ogg Forms: pigeons [plural], pigeonne [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), from Latin pīpiāre (“chirp”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pyjon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pyjon, {{inh+|fr|fro|pyjon}} Inherited from Old French pyjon, {{inh|fr|LL.|pipio|pīpiōnem|t=chirping bird}} Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), {{der|fr|la|pipio|pīpiāre|t=chirp}} Latin pīpiāre (“chirp”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} pigeon m (plural pigeons, feminine pigeonne)
  1. pigeon Tags: masculine Synonyms: colombe, columbidé
    Sense id: en-pigeon-fr-noun-n3n9bNyI
  2. (colloquial) patsy (an easily trickable, naive person) Tags: colloquial, masculine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-pigeon-fr-noun-NLp9UUvy Disambiguation of Birds: 11 89 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aile de pigeon, je me suis fait pigeonner, je me suis laissé pigeonner, loger avec les pigeons, loger comme les pigeons, l’industrie pigeonnière, pigeon à calotte, pigeon à capuchon, pigeon à caroncule, pigeon à cravate, pigeon à grosse gorge, pigeon biset, pigeon bleu, pigeon boulant, pigeon bouvreuil, pigeon capucin, pigeon carrier, pigeon cigogne, pigeon colombin, pigeon cravaté, pigeon culbutant, pigeon de fantaise, pigeon de passage, pigeon de roche, pigeon de structure, pigeon de ville, pigeon des villes, pigeon domestique, pigeon domestiqué, pigeon dragon, pigeon d’argile, pigeon femelle, pigeon grosse gorge, pigeon mâle, pigeon messager, pigeon migrateur, pigeon paon, pigeon ramier, pigeon romain, pigeon tambour, pigeon vole, pigeon voyageur, pigeonite, pigeonnage, pigeonnant, pigeonne, pigeonneau, pigeonnelle, pigeonner, pigeonnier, pigeonnier contraceptif, pigeonnier militaire, plumer un pigeon, soutien-gorge pigeonnant Related terms: colombiculteur, colombicultrice, colombiculture, colombier, colombophile, colombophilie, tourte, tourtereau, tourterelle, tourtière, tourtre

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