How do you say “stake” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say avans-jo, contro-signau, contro-signo, engage, enjò, esparro. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | avans-jo, contro-signau, contro-signo, engage, enjò, esparro, jaloun, meso, miso, misso, pau, paufi, peisseu, piquet, ramadouiro, tanco |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
avans-jo
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
contro-signau
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
contro-signo
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
engage
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | stake; roof valley |
enjò
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
esparro
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | wooden crossbar, stake |
jaloun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
meso
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | stake |
miso
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | stake |
misso
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | stake; wager |
pau
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | little, stake; pale; pau; stake |
paufi
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | stake; palisade; piling |
peisseu
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake; support |
| Variants | peissèu |
piquet
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | stake |
ramadouiro
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | oar, stake |
tanco
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | bar; stake; prop |