Gascon

//ˈɡæs.kən// adj, name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.

    "I am a Gascoine, and there is no vice wherein I have lesse skill: I hate it somewhat more by complexion, than I accuse it by discourse."

  2. 2
    A braggart; a bully. obsolete
  3. 3
    A breed of cow from Gascony
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Gascony. not-comparable
  2. 2
    braggart; swaggering not-comparable, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

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big mouthblowerblowhardboasterboastfulbrag

Example

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"I am a Gascoine, and there is no vice wherein I have lesse skill: I hate it somewhat more by complexion, than I accuse it by discourse."

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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