No. 2,518 in French

breton

"Breton" refers to something or someone related to Brittany, a region in France, or the Celtic language spoken there.

In a sentence

J'aime les crêpes bretonnes.
I love Breton crepes.
In this sentence, 'bretonnes' (feminine plural of 'breton') is used as an adjective to describe the kind of crepes, meaning they are from Brittany.
Le breton est une langue celtique.
Breton is a Celtic language.
Here, 'breton' refers to the Breton language spoken in Brittany, serving as a noun.
Pierre est un Breton fier de ses traditions.
Pierre is a Breton proud of his traditions.
In this sentence, 'Breton' is used as a noun to identify Pierre as a person from Brittany.

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