English Explanatory Dictionary

gasconade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Boastful talk.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
verb
  1. To talk boastfully.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of gasconade.
name
  1. A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States, named after the Gasconade River.
  2. the Gasconade River, a river in Missouri which flows into the Missouri River near the above town.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of gasconade.

Pronunciation

/ɡæskəˈneɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gasconade.wav

Word forms

gasconade gasconades more gasconade most gasconade gasconading gasconaded

Etymology

From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade.

Synonyms

bluster boast

Derived words

gasconader Gasconade County
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary