poisson
1
8.9
A fish often served in French cooking or on menus
- noun
- /pwɑːˈsɒn/
:
pescado
Examples
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Representation -- Direct. Poisson "fish" -- Noun
Academic text (1996) -
At the French restaurant, I ordered the grilled poisson with lemon and herbs.
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The menu featured a delicious poisson dish, which was sautéed in garlic and butter.
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During our vacation in France, we enjoyed a variety of poisson prepared with fresh local ingredients.
Synonyms
fish
vspoisson
805
1.0
Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
is the French menu term used for that seafood item
Idioms
Compounds
Poisson distribution
- Specialized
8.2
A model showing how often rare events happen in a fixed time or area
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poisson is the French word for 'fish'. It comes from the old Latin word piscis meaning 'fish' and shares the same root as the star sign Pisces, so on a menu poisson simply means a fish dish.