Masculine
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garçon

  1. (masculine) boy
  2. (broadly, masculine) young man; man
  3. (masculine) Generic name of a male employee in some industries
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of garçon de café

Frequency

A1
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.

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