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Gascon

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Gas·con  (gskn)
n.
A native or inhabitant of Gascony.
adj.
Of or relating to Gascony, the Gascons, or their language or culture.
[French, from Latin Vascons, the Basques.]
gas·con  (gskn)
n.
A boastful person; a braggart.
[From Gascon (from the traditional stereotype of Gascons as braggarts).]
gascon [ˈgæskən]
n
Rare a boaster; braggart
[from Old French gascoun; compare Latin Vasconēs Basque]
Gascon [ˈgæskən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Gascony
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the dialect of French spoken in Gascony
adj
of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French
Translations
Gascon [ˈgæskən]
A. ADJ → gascón
B. N
1. → gascón/ona m/f
2. (Ling) → gascón m


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