How do you say “slap” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say babin, bacèu, bendèu, bàbi, caloto, claco. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | babin, bacèu, bendèu, bàbi, caloto, claco, clapado, coueto, empaume, emplastre, gautas, gautoun, lavo-dènt, mougno, mourrado, moustachoun, pastissoun, patassolo, paume, testoun |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
babin
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | slap |
bacèu
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | beater, slap, slap (smack) |
bendèu
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | headband, slap; phylactery |
bàbi
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | toad; oaf; slap |
caloto
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | skullcap; dingleberry; slap |
claco
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap |
clapado
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap |
coueto
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap; petiole; small tail; braid |
| Variants | couëto |
empaume
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap |
emplastre
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap; poultice |
gautas
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap, box on the ear (whack) |
gautoun
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | slap |
lavo-dènt
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | slap |
mougno
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap |
mourrado
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap, point of land |
moustachoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap |
pastissoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap, wallop (slap); pad |
patassolo
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | slap |
paume
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | palm (of the hand); slap; span (measure) |
testoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | slap; testoon |