béjaune

French

Etymology

Contraction of bec and jaune

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ʒon/

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Noun

béjaune m (plural béjaunes)

1. greenhorn (inexperienced person)

Further reading

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