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garçon

/ɡɑː(ɹ)ˈsɒn/

garçon noun: a male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).

Noun

garçon (plural garçons)

  1. A male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).

garçon meaning in Thai

garçon in Thai

a male waiter (in a French context) — see also waiter
บ๋อย bɔ̌i

Forms of garçon

pluralgarçons
alternative formgarcon

Origin of garçon

From French garçon m (1788), from Old French garçon, oblique case of gars (“servant”), from Medieval Latin garciō m, from Frankish *wrakkjō (“servant, boy”), from Proto-Germanic *wrakjô (“exile, driven one”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive”). Cognate with Old High German wrecheo, recko (“exile, warrior, hero”) (Modern German Recke), Old Saxon wrekkio (“a banished person, exile, stranger”), Old English wreċċa (“a wretch, stranger, exile”), and perhaps to Old Norse rekkr (“man, warrior, hero”). More at wretch, wreak.

Words that rhyme with garçon

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Questions about garçon

What does garçon mean?
Garçon means a male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).
What is garçon in Thai?
Garçon in Thai is บ๋อย (bɔ̌i). See Garçon meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is garçon?
Garçon is a noun.
How do you pronounce garçon?
Garçon is pronounced /ɡɑː(ɹ)ˈsɒn/.
What is the plural of garçon?
The plural of garçon is garçons.

Words near garçon in the dictionary

  1. Garzia
  2. Garzias
  3. Garzon
  4. Garzons
  5. Garzê
  6. garçon
  7. garçonnière
  8. garçonnières
  9. garçons
  10. Garífuna
  11. Garčin

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