a native or inhabitant of Provence, a region and former province of SE France
the Romance language of the people of Provence or the variety of French they speak: compare Occitan
Provençal adj
early French provençal of Provence, region of SE France. Words from the Provençal language that have passed into English, most of them coming by way of French and all being derived from Latin, include career, cavalier, cocoon, funnel, noose, nougat, and nutmeg