Vroulik

gousse

Betekenis

Sinonieme

(Engels)

(feminine) legume
(feminine) clove (of garlic)
(dated, feminine, slang) lesbian

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡus/

Geërf van Middle French

Geërf van Old French

Verwante met Frans

Verwante met Latyn

Verwante met Engels

In summary

Inherited from Middle French gousse, from Old French gose, gosse (“bean pod, hull, husk”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Occitan gossa (“female dog, bitch”), from gos (“dog”), however the sense evolution is obscure; for similar semantic development, compare French caïeu (“clove of garlic”), from Latin catellus (“puppy”); along with English pup (“puppy”), also "offshoot from a banana plant." Compare also Catalan gos (“dog”).