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Gascon.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡæs.kən/
  1. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.

  2. A braggart; a bully.

    obsolete
  3. A breed of cow from Gascony

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈɡæs.kən/
  1. Of or relating to Gascony.

    not-comparable
  2. braggart; swaggering

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈɡæs.kən/
  1. The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

Where this word comes from

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

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