béarnais

See also: Béarnais

French

Etymology

From Béarn (a region) + -ais (“-ese”).

Adjective

béarnais (feminine béarnaise, masculine plural béarnais, feminine plural béarnaises)

1. From or relating to the southern French region Béarn, in the Pyrenees

Derived terms

• sauce béarnaise

Noun

béarnais m (plural béarnais)

1. The southern French dialect of the above Béarn region, a form of gascon

Further reading

• “béarnais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.