béjaune

== French == === Alternative forms === bec-jaune, bec jaune (obsolete) === Etymology === Univerbation of bec +‎ jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (cf. bédane). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.ʒon/ === Noun === béjaune m (plural béjaunes) greenhorn (inexperienced person) === Adjective === béjaune (plural béjaunes) delusional (having false or faulty beliefs), (refusing the truth) === Further reading === “béjaune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012