"béjaune" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /be.ʒon/ Audio: Fr-BE-béjaune.ogg [Belgium], LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-béjaune.wav Forms: béjaunes [plural]
Etymology: Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (cf. bédane). Etymology templates: {{univ|fr|bec|jaune|lit=yellow beak}} Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”, {{m|fr|bédane}} bédane Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béjaune m (plural béjaunes)
  1. greenhorn (inexperienced person) Tags: masculine Synonyms: bec-jaune, bec jaune [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-béjaune-fr-noun-~R0KErxU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French univerbations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for béjaune meaning in French (1.9kB)

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