Gascon

[ gas-kuhn ]

noun

1. a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
2. (lowercase) a boaster or braggart.

adjective

1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.
2. (lowercase) boastful; bragging.

Gascon

¹

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony
2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony

adjective

1. of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French

gascon

²

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. rare.
   a boaster; braggart

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin Vascōnēs the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

C14: from Old French gascoun; compare Latin Vasconēs Basque

Example Sentences

Armagnac, that underappreciated and fiery Gascon brandy, has a long history.

From The Daily Beast

Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.

From Project Gutenberg

He was Gascon to the backbone, and his tongue too often betrayed his most secret and his most transient thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

But while everything seemed so favourable the crafty Gascon from the first foresaw the dangers which beset his path.

From Project Gutenberg

But the outbreak of the Revolution opened a wider field to the audacious young Gascon.

From Project Gutenberg

Their eyes fixed, their mouths agape, their hands clasped, they listened with increasing avidity to the Gascon adventurer.

From Project Gutenberg