Gascon

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.
2. (obsolete) A braggart; a bully.
3. A breed of cow from Gascony

Adj

1. Of or relating to Gascony.
2. (obsolete) braggart; swaggering

Name

The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡæskən/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman gascoign, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.

Sinne

There is a proven Basque substrate in the development of Gascon .