coussin

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from later Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.sɛ̃/
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Noun

coussin m (plural coussins)

cushion

Derived terms

coussinet

Descendants

→ Persian: کوسن‎ (kusan)
→ Portuguese: coxim

Further reading

“coussin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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