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Provençal

adj, noun — 2 senses

Provençal

adj

/ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/ · /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/

Etymology From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

1

Of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Provençal

noun

Etymology From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

1

A native or inhabitant of Provence.

  • The Normans were putting it about that the Provençals were experts at foraging, to the neglect of fighting. Their children had a refrain with which they taunted their southern French counterparts: ‘the Franks go to fight, the Provençals to food’.2011, Conor Kostick, The Siege of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099, Bloomsbury, →ISBN:
Related terms
Occitan, Old Provençal

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.