Toussaint

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French

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Etymology

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From tous +‎ saint.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tu.sɛ̃/
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Proper noun

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Toussaint f

  1. All Saints Day

Norman

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Toussaint f

  1. (Jersey) All Saints' Day
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 536:
      De la Toussaint à Noué un arbre ne sait pas chu que nou li fait.
      From All Saints' Day to Christmas a tree does not know what you do to it.