Main Entry: mon·ta·gnard

Pronunciation: \ˌmōⁿ-ˌtän-ˈyär(d)\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: French, mountaineer, from montagne mountain, from Old French montaigne

Date: 1842

: a member of any of various peoples inhabiting the highlands of central and southern Vietnam

— montagnard adjective often capitalized