English Explanatory Dictionary

Gascon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.
  2. A braggart; a bully.
  3. A breed of cow from Gascony
adj
  1. Of or relating to Gascony.
  2. braggart; swaggering
name
  1. The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæs.kən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gascon.wav

Word forms

Gascon Gascons Gascoigne Gascoine

Etymology

From Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman gascoign, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.

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