wallon

See also: Wallon

French

Etymology

From Walloon walon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.lɔ̃/

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• IPA^(key): /va.lɔ̃/ (not in Belgium; sometimes frowned upon also in France, but not rare)

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Adjective

wallon (feminine wallonne, masculine plural wallons, feminine plural wallonnes)

1. Walloon

Derived terms

• Brabant wallon

Noun

wallon m (uncountable)

1. Walloon language

Further reading

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