picon

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noun

A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France.

OriginFrench picon →
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Meanings

picon1

nounpicon (countable and uncountable, plural picons)

plural picons

  1. countableuncountableA caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France.

Picon2

proper nounPicon (plural Picons)

plural Picons

  1. A surname.

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Origin

  1. Frenchpicon
  2. Englishpicon

Borrowed from French picon, named after inventor Gaétan Picon (1809–1882).

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APA

picon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picon

MLA

“picon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picon.

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