relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Provence, its inhabitants, their dialect of French, or their Romance language
noun
2.
a language of Provence, closely related to Catalan, French, and Italian, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family. It was important in the Middle Ages as a literary language, and attempts have been made since the 19th century to revive its literary status
See also langue d'oc
3.
a native or inhabitant of Provence
Provençal in American English
(ˌproʊvənˈsɑl; ˌ prɑvənˈsɑl; French pʀɔvɑ̃ˈsal)
adjective
1.
of Provence or its people, language, or culture
noun
2.
the vernacular of S France, a Romance language comprising several dialects
3.
the medieval language of S France, a literary language as cultivated by the troubadours