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noun, masculine

pigeon

/pi.ʒɔ̃/

noun, masculine/pi.ʒɔ̃/plural: pigeons

pigeon; patsy (an easily trickable, naive person)

Synonyms: colombe, columbidé, lampiste

Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjon French pigeon Inherited from Old French pyjon, from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”).