Vlach

American  

[vlahk, vlak] / vlɑk, vlæk /

noun

1. 1. a member of any people traditionally speaking a Balkan Romance language, including Romanian and Aromanian.

   2. Romanian.

   3. Aromanian.

2. 1. the Romance languages spoken in the Balkans, including Romanian and Aromanian.

   2. Romanian.

   3. Aromanian.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Balkan Romance languages or their speakers.

2. Romanian.

3. Aromanian.

Vlach British  

/ vlɑːk, ˈwɑːlɒk /

noun

1. a member of a people scattered throughout SE Europe in the early Middle Ages, speaking a Romanic dialect

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adjective

1. of or relating to Vlachs or their dialect

Etymology

Origin of Vlach

First recorded in 1840–45; from a South Slavic language, e.g., Bulgarian vlakh or Serbo-Croatian vlah, from Proto-Slavic volkhŭ (unattested) from Proto-Germanic walhaz (unattested) “stranger, foreigner, Roman, Romance speaker, Romanized Celt,” from Latin Volcae, the name of a Gallic tribal confederation of the 3rd century b.c., and the name of Celtic tribes in southwestern Gaul (modern France) near the Pyrenees, mentioned by Caesar in his Gallic Wars ; cf. Welsh ( def. ), Walloon

Example Sentences

An empty house and many trees rested on the land, but Vlach Construction volunteered to clear it for the project.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2016

Luttwak grew up speaking Romanian, Vlach and French, but his mother tongue, as was common among the Jewish population of the region, was German.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2015

According to a report filed by the Sheriff's Office, Vlach found William John Rinaldi and Brianna Lynn Borelli inside the car with the engine running.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2010

According to a report filed by the Sheriff’s Office, Vlach found William John Rinaldi and Brianna Lynn Borelli inside the car with the engine running.

From Newsweek • May 7, 2010

Northern Aetolia remains a desolate region, inhabited mainly by Vlach shepherds.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg