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Savoyard

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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noun

Meaning 3

Ladyfinger cookie.

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noun

Meaning 4

a resident of Savoy

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Broader terms: Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French person

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noun

Meaning 5

a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan

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Broader terms: performer, performing artist

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French Savoyard.

From Italian savoiardo.