Masculine
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garçon
- (masculine) boy
- (broadly, masculine) young man; man
- (masculine) Generic name of a male employee in some industries
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of garçon de café
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaʁ.sɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French garçon, from Old French garçon, garçun m (“servant, boy”), from Early Medieval Latin garciōnem, accusative of garciō m (“mercenary, servant, boy”), from Frankish *wrakjō m (“servant, boy”), from Proto-Germanic *wrakjô m (“exile, driven one”). Cognate with Old English wreċċa (“exile, outcast”), whence Modern English wretch.
Related words
male child
messenger boy
swain
jeune garçon
fris
jeune personne
mon petit
petit garçon
mon petit gars
gardon rouge
boy friend
frisont
laddie
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