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Gascon

/ˈɡæs.kən/

Gascon noun: a native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.

Noun

Gascon (plural Gascons)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.
    • Gene Kelly plays D'Artagnan as an irrepressible, tongue-in-cheek Gascon who is knee-deep in gory swordplay.1948 November 1, “The New Pictures”, in Time
  2. (obsolete) A braggart; a bully.
  3. A breed of cow from Gascony

Adjective

Gascon (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Gascony.
  2. (obsolete) braggart; swaggering

Proper noun

Gascon

  1. The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

Forms of Gascon

pluralGascons

Origin of Gascon

Inherited from Middle English Gascoun, from Anglo-Norman gascoun, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.

Phrases with Gascon

Questions about Gascon

What does Gascon mean?
Gascon means a native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.
What part of speech is Gascon?
Gascon can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gascon?
Gascon is pronounced /ˈɡæs.kən/.
What is the plural of Gascon?
The plural of Gascon is Gascons.

Words near Gascon in the dictionary

  1. gaschecks
  2. Gascoigne
  3. Gascoignes
  4. Gascoine
  5. Gascoines
  6. Gascon
  7. Gascon Occitan
  8. gasconade
  9. Gasconade County
  10. gasconaded
  11. gasconader

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