malinjote
Champenois
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French mesenge, masenge (“titmouse”), from Medieval Latin misinga and spelling variants, from Frankish *meisinga (“titmouse”) and variants. Cognate with French mésange, Walloon mazindje and Occitan mesenga.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmalinjote f (plural malinjotes)
References
edit- Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
- Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887