Gascon
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Gascon
- /ˈɡæs.kən/
Rhymes with -æskən
Where it 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.
noun Gascons
- 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.
- A braggart; a bully.
- A breed of cow from Gascony
adjective
- Of or relating to Gascony.
- braggart; swaggering
proper noun
- The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.
Translations
Talk about this word "Gascon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gascon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gascon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gascon "Gascon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gascon.Cite this
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title = {Gascon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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