gousse

Betekenis (English)

1. legume
2. clove (of garlic)
3. (slang) lesbian

Synonyms

cosse

coque

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fourrage

peau

pelure

écosser

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coquille

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡus/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle French: gousse

Inherited from Old French: gose

Cognate with Frans: caïeu

Cognate with Latyn: catellus

Cognate with Engels: pup

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”).