Savoyard

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /səˈvɔɪɑːd/, French: /savwajar/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə voi′ərd, sav′oi ärd′; Fr. sa vwa yar′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Sa•voy•ard  (sə voi′ərd, sav′oi ärd′; Fr. sa vwa yar′),USA pronunciation n., pl. Sa•voy•ards (sə voi′ərdz, sav′oi ärdz′; Fr. sa vwa yar′),USA pronunciation adj. 
n. 
  1. Language Varieties, Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Savoy.
  2. Music and Dance, Show Businessa person enthusiastic about or connected with Gilbert and Sullivan operas: so called from the Savoy Theater in London, where the operas were first presented.

adj. 
  1. Place Names, Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Savoy, its people, or their dialect.
  • French; see Savoy, -ard
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Savoyard / səˈvɔɪɑːd savwajar/
  1. a native of Savoy
  2. the dialect of French spoken in Savoy
  1. of or relating to Savoy, its inhabitants, or their dialect
'Savoyard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
glacier - moraine

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