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Provencal

Provencal is the misspelling of Provençal.

Meaning of Provençal

Proper noun

Provençal

  1. (broadly, dated, proscribed) The language spoken in Provence; Occitan.
    • “Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. […] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a...1872, Frédéric Mistral, translated by Harriet W. Preston, Mirèio: A Provençal Poem, translation of original in Provençal, Preface, page x
    Synonyms:
    Occitan
  2. (strictly) The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.
    • It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 343

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Questions about Provencal

What is Provencal the misspelling of?
Provencal is the misspelling of Provençal.

Words near Provencal in the dictionary

  1. provenance
  2. provenanced
  3. provenances
  4. provenancing
  5. provenantial
  6. Provencal
  7. Provence
  8. Provence rose
  9. Provence roses
  10. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
  11. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse

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