Walloon
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Walloon
- /wəˈluːn/ UK
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).
Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.
proper noun
- A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet). By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
noun Walloons
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A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
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Similar: Wallonian
- A speaker of Walloon (as above).
adjective
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Of, from or relating to Wallonia.
The valerouse, and prudent Earle of Isimburque uppon the firste aduice of Captaine Barri, touching the quantitie and presumtion of the enemy, drew on vnto the field, and with great expedition brauelie ordered, and deuided his almain, and vallon Infanterie, into two squadrons, in forme of broad front
Similar: Wallonian
- Of or relating to the Walloon language.
Translations
Every language
name Romance language
| Español | valón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ワロン語 waron-go |
| 中文 | 瓦龍語 /瓦龙语 Wǎlóngyǔ, 瓦隆语 wǎlóngyǔ |
| Português | valão |
| Français | wallon |
| Deutsch | Wallonisch |
| Italiano | vallone |
| Română | valonă |
| Русский | валло́нский vallónskij |
noun native or inhabitant of Wallonia
| 日本語 | ワロン人 waron-jin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瓦龍人 /瓦龙人 Wǎlóngrén, 瓦隆人 wǎlóngrén |
| Português | valão |
| Français | Wallon, Wallonne |
| Deutsch | Wallone, Wallonin |
| Italiano | vallone |
| Română | valon, valonă |
| Русский | валло́н vallón, валло́нка vallónka |
adj of, from or relating to Wallonia
| 中文 | 瓦龍的 /瓦龙的 Wǎlóng de |
|---|---|
| Português | valão |
| Français | wallon, wallonne |
| Deutsch | wallonisch |
| Română | valon |
adj of or relating to the Walloon language
| 中文 | 瓦龍語的 /瓦龙语的 Wǎlóngyǔ de |
|---|---|
| Português | valão |
| Deutsch | wallonisch |
| Română | valon |
Talk about this word "Walloon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/walloon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Walloon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/walloon "Walloon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/walloon.Cite this
@misc{walloon_2026,
title = {Walloon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walloon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
