Gascon
/ˈɡæs.kən/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 A braggart; a bully. obsolete
- 3 A breed of cow from Gascony
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to Gascony. not-comparable
- 2 braggart; swaggering not-comparable, obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.
Example
More examples"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.