noun, masculine/pɛ̃.sɔ̃/plural: pinsons
finch (bird of the family Fringillidae)
Related: gai comme un pinson, pinson des arbres, pinson du Nord
From Vulgar Latin *pincio (acc. *pincionem) from Gaulish (compare Welsh pinc), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (compare English finch). Compare Spanish pinzón, Italian pincione.