Savoyard
See also: savoyard
English
Etymology
Noun
Savoyard (plural Savoyards)
- A native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 30:
- He is one of the Emperor’s French-speaking subjects, not a Spaniard but a Savoyard.
Proper noun
Savoyard
- The dialect spoken in Savoy (Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France, canton of Valais in Switzerland, and in the Italian region of Aosta).
French
Etymology
Noun
Savoyard m (plural Savoyards, feminine Savoyarde)
- Savoyard (native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France) (usually male)
Related terms
- Haut-Savoyard