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poitevin

/pwat.vɛ̃/

adjective/pwat.vɛ̃/

of Poitou or Poitiers; Poitevin

Inherited from Middle French poitevin, from Old French poitevin, from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. Equivalent to Poitou + -in.

noun, masculine/pwat.vɛ̃/

Poitevin (dialect of Poitou)

Inherited from Middle French poitevin, from Old French poitevin, from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. Equivalent to Poitou + -in.