Breton
[
bret
-n;
French
b
r
uh
-
tawn
]
/ˈbrɛt n;
French
brəˈtɔn/
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of Brittany.
2.
Also called
Armorican
,
Armoric
. the Celtic language of Brittany.
3.
(
often lowercase
) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.
adjective
4.
pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.
Origin
1815-20;
<
French
breton;
replacing
Britain, Brit
(
t
)
on, Breton
used for both this sense and the sense of
Briton
Breton
[b
r
uh
-
tawn
]
/brəˈtɔn/
noun
1.
André
[ah
n
-
d
r
ey
]
/ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/
(
Show IPA
),
1896–1966,
French poet, essayist, and critic.
2.
Jules Adolphe
[zhyl
a
-
dawlf
]
/ʒyl aˈdɔlf/
(
Show IPA
),
1827–1906,
French painter.
British Dictionary definitions for
Breton
Breton
1
/
ˈbrɛt
ə
n;
French
brətɔ̃
/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language
3.
the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages
Breton
2
/
French
brətɔ̃
/
noun
1.
André
(ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924
Word Origin and History for
Breton
n.
"native or language of Brittany," late 14c., from French form of
Briton
(q.v.).