gousse

Meaning

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

Concepts

pod

clove

husk

hull

legume

shell

clove of garlic

vanilla-pod

fodder

bean

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡus/

Etymology

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”).

Sentences

La gousse est souvent renflée autour des graines .

The pod is often bulging around the seeds.