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Gascon en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæs.kən/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to Gascony.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) braggart; swaggering

Translations (10)

it guascone (of or relating to Gascony) · ga Gascúnach (of or relating to Gascony) · ro gascon (of or relating to Gascony) · fi gascognelainen (of or relating to Gascony) · ru гаско́нский (of or relating to Gascony) · be гасконскі (of or relating to Gascony) · sv gaskonjisk (of or relating to Gascony) · pl gaskoński (of or relating to Gascony) · es gascón (of or relating to Gascony) · ast gascón (of or relating to Gascony)

Gascon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæs.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (26)

ga Gascúnach (inhabitant) · ast gascón (inhabitant) · fr gasconne (breed) · oc Gascona (breed) · enm Gascoun (inhabitant) · gl gascón (inhabitant) · co guascone (inhabitant) · pl Gaskon (inhabitant) · es gascón (inhabitant) · scn guascuni (inhabitant) · gl gascoa (inhabitant) · eo gaskono (inhabitant) · ro gascon (inhabitant) · ru гаско́нец (inhabitant) · pl Gaskonka (inhabitant) · scn vascuni (inhabitant) · fr Gascon (inhabitant) · pl Gaskończyk (inhabitant) · pt gascão (inhabitant) · it guascone (inhabitant) · oc gascon (inhabitant) · enm Gascoyne (inhabitant) · hy գասկոնցի (inhabitant) · ca gascó (inhabitant) · ast gascona (inhabitant) · pl gaskon (breed)

Gascon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæs.kən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Translations (3)

ast gascón (Translations) · fr gascon (Translations) · pl dialekt gaskoński (Translations)