"poisson d'avril" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwa.sɔ̃ d‿a.vʁil/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-poisson d'avril.wav Forms: poisson d’ avril [canonical, masculine], poissons d’avril [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “April fish”. Compare Italian pesce d'aprile, Portuguese peixe de abril. From the practical joke played on April Fools', of pinning a fish to the back of a person. Etymology templates: {{m-g|April fish}} “April fish”, {{lit|April fish}} Literally, “April fish”, {{cog|it|pesce d'aprile}} Italian pesce d'aprile, {{cog|pt|peixe de abril}} Portuguese peixe de abril Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} poisson d’avril m (plural poissons d’avril)
  1. April fool (an April Fool's Day joke)
    Sense id: en-poisson_d'avril-fr-noun-vD4XBRTa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30
  2. April fool (a person subjected to an April Fool's Day joke)
    Sense id: en-poisson_d'avril-fr-noun-0YO4d22u Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30
  3. paper fish pinned to someone's back as a traditional April Fool's Day joke
    Sense id: en-poisson_d'avril-fr-noun-EaD6nNlp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30
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