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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

   "He is one of the Emperor’s French-speaking subjects, not a Spaniard but a Savoyard."

2. 2
   Ladyfinger cookie.
3. 3
   a resident of Savoy wordnet
4. 4
   a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The dialect spoken in Savoy (Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France, canton of Valais in Switzerland, and in the Italian region of Aosta).

Example

More examples

"He is one of the Emperor’s French-speaking subjects, not a Spaniard but a Savoyard."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Savoyard.

Etymology 2

From Italian savoiardo.

Related phrases

haute savoie

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