Provençal

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See also: provençal and Provencal

English

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Etymology

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From Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/
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  • Hyphenation: Pro‧ven‧çal
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl

Adjective

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Provençal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Provence.

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Proper noun

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Provençal

  1. (broadly, dated in linguistics) The language spoken in Provence; Occitan.
    Synonym: Occitan
  2. (strictly) The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.
    • 1872, Frédéric Mistral, translated by Harriet W. Preston, Mirèio: A Provençal Poem, translation of original in Provençal, Preface, page x:
      “Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. [] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a critical knowledge of the rich and charming Provençal dialect,—or rather language, for it is more than a dialect.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 343:
      It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.

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Noun

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Provençal (plural Provençals or Provençaux)

  1. An inhabitant of Provence.
    • 2011, Conor Kostick, The Siege of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099[1], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:
      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’.

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Noun

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Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)

  1. Provençal (resident or native of Provence)