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béjaune

/be.ʒon/

noun, masculine/be.ʒon/plural: béjaunes

greenhorn (inexperienced person)

Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (compare bédane).

adjective/be.ʒon/

delusional (having false or faulty beliefs), (refusing the truth)

Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (compare bédane).

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