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Webster 1913 Edition


Provencal


Proˊvenˊçal′

,
Adj.
[F., fr.
Provence
, fr. L.
provincia
province. See
Provincial
.]
Of or pertaining to
Provence
or its inhabitants.

Proˊvenˊçal′

,
Noun.
[F.]
1.
A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.
2.
The Provencal language. See
Langue d’oc
.

Definition 2024


Provençal

Provençal

See also: provençal and Provencal

English

Adjective

Provençal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Provence.

Proper noun

Provençal

  1. A language or dialect spoken in Provence.
  2. Specifically, the modern Romance Occitan language of Provence; Occitan.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 343:
      It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.
  3. An inhabitant of Provence.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.vɑ̃.sal/

Noun

Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)

  1. a person from Provence

provençal

provençal

See also: Provençal and Provencal

French

Adjective

provençal m (feminine singular provençale, masculine plural provençaux, feminine plural provençales)

  1. Provençal; of or pertaining to Provence (a region in France) or its people

Noun

provençal m (uncountable)

  1. Provençal; Occitan, especially the dialect of Occitan that is spoken in Provence

Portuguese

Noun

provençal m (uncountable)

  1. Provençal; Occitan (language spoken in southern France)
  2. Provençal (the Occitan dialect spoken in Provence)

Synonyms

Noun

provençal m f (plural provençais)

  1. Provençal (person from Provence)

Adjective

provençal m, f (plural provençais, comparable)

  1. Provençal (of, from or relating to Provence)