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Walloon.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/wəˈluːn/UK
  1. A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.

  2. A speaker of Walloon (as above).

Where this word comes from

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.

adj/wəˈluːn/UK
  1. Of, from or relating to Wallonia.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the Walloon language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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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