# Lahontan

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
2. Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan (1666–1716), a French explorer known for his accounts of New France, especially Nouveaux Voyages dans l’Amerique septentrionale (New Travels in North America).

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Lahontan, from Middle French la Hontan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lahontan