释义 |
wal·loon I. \wäˈlün, wəˈ- also wȯˈ-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle French Wallon, adjective & noun, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old High German Walah, Walh Celtic, Roman, Old English Wealh Celtic, Welshman — more at welsh 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Walloons 2. : of, relating to, or written or spoken in the French dialect of the Walloons II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Middle French Wallon 1. : a member of a chiefly Celtic people of southern Belgium (as Hainaut, Namur, Liège, and Luxembourg), Brabant, and adjacent parts of France — compare fleming, belgian 2. : a French dialect of the Walloons III. noun (-s) Etymology: probably from walloon (I) : tobacco mosaic |