besoin

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French, Old French besoing; can be seen as a masculine variant of besogne, from Old French besonge, from Old Frankish *bisunnija, from *sunnijōn (“to look after”) (whence soigner), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *bisonium. Compare Italian bisogno. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.zwɛ̃/ === Noun === besoin m (plural besoins) need want (state of being in need) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== besogneux ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: bezwen Louisiana Creole: besoin === Further reading === “besoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Bosnie == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French besoin (“need”), compare Haitian Creole bezwen. === Verb === besoin to need === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales