Beyoncé is officially engrained into the French language.
The “Texas Hold ‘Em” superstar is one of 40 people to be included in the French encyclopedic dictionary Petit Larousse Illustré, according to U.K. publication The Times. Bey is listed as a proper noun in the dictionary, and her entry reads, “American singer of R&B and pop.”
Other people included in the 2024 entries are Cate Blanchett, LeBron James and Christopher Nolan, among others. The new entries “reflect concerns, developments or strong movements this year,” Carine Girac-Marinier, head of dictionaries and encyclopedias at…