Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PROVENCAL
Pro `ven `cal ", a. Etym: [F., fr. Provence, fr. L. provincia province. See Provincial. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.
PROVENCAL
Pro `ven `cal ", n. Etym: [F.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.
2. The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Provençal
Pro ven çal |ˌprävənˈsäl, ˌprōvən -, ˌprōˌväN -ˌprɑvənˈsɑl ˈˌprɑvənˈˌsɑl | ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting Provence or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Provence. 2 the Romance language of Provence. Provençal is closely related to French, Italian, and Catalan; it is sometimes called langue d'oc (or Occitan ), though strictly speaking it is one dialect of this. In the 12th –14th centuries it was the language of the troubadours and cultured speakers of southern France, but the spread of the northern dialects of French led to its decline. ORIGIN French, from Latin provincialis ‘provincial. ’
provençale
pro ven çale |ˌprävənˈsäl, ˌprō -, prəˈvensəl ˌprɑvənˈsɑl | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] denoting a dish cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil: chicken provençale. ORIGIN from French à la provençale ‘in the Provençal style. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Provençal
Provençal |ˌprɒvɒ̃ˈsɑːl, French pʀɔvɑ̃sal | ▶adjective relating to or denoting Provence or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Provence. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of Provence. Provençal is a Romance language closely related to French, Italian, and Catalan; it is sometimes called langue d'oc (or Occitan ), though strictly speaking it is one dialect of this. In the 12th –14th centuries it was the language of the troubadours and cultured speakers of southern France, but the spread of the northern dialects of French led to its decline. ORIGIN French, from Latin provincialis ‘provincial ’.
provençale
provençale |ˌprɒvɒ̃ˈsɑːl | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] denoting a dish cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil: chicken provençale. ORIGIN from French à la provençale ‘in the Provençal style ’.
French Dictionary
provençal
provençal , ale , aux adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De la Provence. : La cuisine provençale. Un Provençal, une Provençale, des Provençaux chaleureux. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.
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