This is the 10892nd most frequent French word.
paloise
"Paloise" is a French sauce made with butter, white wine, shallots, vinegar, and mint, similar to Béarnaise but with mint replacing tarragon.
Here, 'Paloise' is used as an adjective to describe Marie's origin, indicating that she is from Pau, a city in France.
Marie est une Paloise qui habite en Béarn.
Marie is a woman from Pau who lives in Béarn.
In this sentence, 'paloise' is used as an attributive adjective to describe a specific way or recipe associated with Pau.
La recette paloise du gâteau basque est délicieuse.
The recipe of the Basque cake from Pau is delicious.
Here, 'paloise' functions as an adjective to describe the dialect, indicating that it is specific to Pau, a city.