noun
Breton
BREH-tuhn
noun
1
A person from Brittany, the region in northwest France.
"The restaurant was run by a Breton who insisted on serving proper buckwheat crepes."
2
The Celtic language traditionally spoken in Brittany, related to Welsh and Cornish.
"Street signs in parts of Brittany are written in both French and Breton."
adj
1
Coming from, or relating to, Brittany.
"She wore a striped Breton shirt she'd bought on holiday."
How to Use Breton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to Brittany in France — its people, their Celtic language, or things (like the classic striped shirt) associated with the region.
Common mistake
Don't mix up with "Briton" — a Briton is from Britain, a Breton is from Brittany in France; they're historically related but refer to different places today.
Easily confused with
briton
Word Forms
Bretons plural
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Etymology
From French Breton, going back through Old French to Latin Brittō — the same root that eventually gave English "Briton".
Rhymes for Breton
skeleton
Carleton
Appleton
Eagleton
simpleton
singleton
Middleton
Pendleton
Stapleton
Littleton
Pembleton
Shackleton
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