Gascon
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
(lowercase) a boaster or braggart.
pertaining to Gascony or its people.
(lowercase) boastful; bragging.
Origin of Gascon
1Words Nearby Gascon
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How to use Gascon in a sentence
Armagnac, that underappreciated and fiery Gascon brandy, has a long history.
Armagnac History and How to Choose the Best Brandy | David Lincoln Ross | February 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe was Gascon to the backbone, and his tongue too often betrayed his most secret and his most transient thoughts.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut while everything seemed so favourable the crafty Gascon from the first foresaw the dangers which beset his path.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut the outbreak of the Revolution opened a wider field to the audacious young Gascon.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Their eyes fixed, their mouths agape, their hands clasped, they listened with increasing avidity to the Gascon adventurer.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for gascon (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡæskən) /
rare a boaster; braggart
Origin of gascon
1British Dictionary definitions for Gascon (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡæskən) /
a native or inhabitant of Gascony
the dialect of French spoken in Gascony
of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French
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