Breton

¹

[bruh-tawn]

noun

1. André 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.

2. Jules Adolphe 1827–1906, French painter.

Breton

²

[bret-n, bruh-tawn]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany.

2. Also called Armorican. Also called Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany.

3. (often lowercase),  a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.

adjective

1. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

Breton

¹

/ ˈbrɛtən, brətɔ̃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language

2. the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages

Breton

²

/ brətɔ̃ /

noun

1. André (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924

Word History and Origins

Origin of Breton¹

1815–20; < French breton; replacing Britain, Brit ( t ) on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton

Example Sentences

I scoop it up with Breton crackers, usually while standing at the fridge like a little gremlin.

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On the voyage he became friends with one of the founders of surrealism, novelist and theorist André Breton.

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Not for the tourists, who stay central in search of golden-hour boulevards, bakeries and Breton stripes.

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The 72-year-old mother and grandmother, her hair styled into a neat bob, wears colourful dresses and Breton tops.

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Lookers-on included a small, enthusiastic group of tourists from the northwestern French region of Brittany, where the ship’s homeport of Nantes is, waving French and Breton flags.

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