béarnais

See also: Béarnais

French

Etymology

From Béarn (a region) +‎ -ais (“-ese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.aʁ.nɛ/

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Adjective

béarnais (feminine béarnaise, masculine plural béarnais, feminine plural béarnaises)

1. (relational) of Béarn (the southern French region in the Pyrenees)

Derived terms

• sauce béarnaise

Noun

béarnais m (plural béarnais)

1. the southern French dialect of the above Béarn region, a form of Gascon

Further reading

• “béarnais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.