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Walloon

Pronunciation: /wəˈluːn/

The English word “Walloon” has 5 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).

noun

  1. A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
  2. A speaker of Walloon (as above).

adjective

  1. Of, from or relating to Wallonia.
  2. Of or relating to the Walloon language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.

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