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provencal

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What does provencal mean?

proper noun

  1. Misspelling of Provençal.

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That is why, struck by this shape, the Provencal peasant, in his expressive language, calls the Penduline lou Debassaire, the Stocking-knitter.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
In a no less expressive fashion, the Provencal peasant calls it lou portofais, lou porto-caneu.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
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Both are known in Provencal by the name herbo dou tarnagas, or Shrike-herb.
Jean-Henri FabreBramble-Bees and OthersTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3421