Feminine

gousse

Meaning

Concepts

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡus/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with French

Cognate with Latin

Cognate with English

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”).