fazan

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fazan

/faˈzan/

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Borrowed from Russian фаза́н (fazán), from German Fasan, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós, “bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”).

Compare Italian fagiano and French faisan.

noun fazani · fazan · fazanul · fazanii

masculine pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food)
masculine, slang an idiot, sucker
Similar: fraier

In English

pheasant bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food

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@misc{fazan_2026,
  title = {fazan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fazan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}