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Champenois
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /õ.tu/
Adjective
hontou m (feminine hontour, plural hontous)
- (Troyen, Langrois) ashamed
- shy
References
- Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
- Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes