Romansh

noun

Ro·​mansh rō-ˈmänch How to pronounce Romansh (audio)
-ˈmanch
variants or Romansch
: the Rhaeto-Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland

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To listen to him tell it, in English heavily accented by his native Romansh, this was a peaceful place for illiterate, yet skilled mountaineers and off-piste skiers who know far too much about avalanches. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Romansh romonsch

First Known Use

circa 1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Romansh was circa 1691

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“Romansh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Romansh. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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