Provençal

From Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/

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• Hyphenation: Pro‧ven‧çal
• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Provençal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Provence.

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.

Provençal (plural Provençals or Provençaux)

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

• Occitan
• Old Provençal
• Category:Terms derived from Provençal

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.vɑ̃.sal/

Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)

1. Provençal (resident or native of Provence)