Walloon

(wä lo̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. a member of a chiefly Celtic people living mostly in S and SE Belgium and nearby parts of France
  2. the variety of French spoken by the Walloons

Origin: Fr Wallon < ML Wallo, of Gmc orig., as in OHG walh, foreigner, OE Wealh, Briton, foreigner: see Welsh

See Walloon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One of a French-speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeast Belgium and adjacent regions of France.
  2. The dialect of French spoken by this people.

Origin:

Origin: French Wallon

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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