ˌleməˈzē, -əˈsē noun
or li·mo·si ˌlim-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Catalan llemosí, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lemovicensis of the Lemovices, from Latin Lemovices, a Gallic people inhabiting what is now the region of Limousin in west central France
1. : the langue d'oc in the Iberian peninsula
2. : the written literary speech in the Catalan region before it was felt to be different from Provençal