maison

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.zɔ̃/, /me.zɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: maisons
• Hyphenation: mai‧son

maison f (plural maisons)

1. house

• demeure
• domicile

maison (invariable)

1. homemade

   Synonyms: domestique, fait maison

   une grande tarte maison ― a big home-made pie

   spécialité maison ― speciality of the house

2. (employment) in-house

   La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. ― The company has an in-house translation department.

3. (colloquial, intensifier) first-rate, top-notch

   une engueulade maison ― a hell of a telling off

• “maison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• aimons

From Old French maisun, meson.

maison f (plural maisons)

1. house (building intended to be lived in)
2. house; dynasty
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 31:

     il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus

     he says he was from the House of King Arthur

• French: maison

Unadapted borrowing from French maison. Doublet of mansión.

• IPA^(key): /meˈson/ [meˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mai‧son

maison f (plural maisons)

1. fashion house

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