Etymology

bejan

B3E1J8A1N1

Today it means: A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities. Full definition →

French béjaune
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  1. French · derived frombéjaune“freshman”
  2. English todaybejan

From French béjaune (“freshman”), from bec jaune (“yellow beak”), in allusion to young birds.

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