# Walloon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /wəˈluːn/ · frequency rank #82,908

## Definitions
1. A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).
Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.

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