English Explanatory Dictionary

Walloon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/wəˈluːn/ Walloon US.ogg

Word forms

Walloon Walloons

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.

Synonyms

Wallonian

Related words

walnut Welsh Flemish Fleming Wiktionary’s coverage of Walloon terms

Derived words

Walloon Brusselers Walloon Dutch Walloon Swedes Walloon Wisconsinites Wallonia Walloon Assembly Walloon Brabant Walloon Church Walloon collar Walloon Flanders Walloon forge Walloon Guards Walloon Legion Walloon literature Walloon Movement Walloon Orphanage Walloon Parliament Walloon Rally Walloon Region Walloon rooster
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