vison

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin, from French. === Noun === vison Used as a specific epithet; mink. == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vison (“mink”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪsən/ Rhymes: -aɪsən === Noun === vison (plural visons) An American mink (Neogale vison). === Anagrams === novis == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French vison, of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from a Germanic source such as Frankish *wisulā (compare Old High German wisula (“weasel”). (An alternative suggestion that the term derives from Old High German wisunt (“bison”) is semantically implausible.) Alternatively, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *viso, Latin visio (“to fart”), vissio (“stench”), in reference to their scent glands (near the anus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.zɔ̃/ === Noun === vison m (plural visons) mink ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “vison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ovins, ovnis == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: vi‧son === Noun === vison m (plural visons) alternative form of visom === Further reading === “vison”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vison”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026