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.
a native or inhabitant of Gascony
the dialect of French spoken in Gascony
1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin Vascōnēs the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas
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A recent study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the University of California, Berkeley, found that Krasner and Bragg are more well known than Gascon, Schmidt, or Boudin.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025
Gascon said that if only 6% of Canadian exports currently bound for the U.S. shift to the Port of Montreal, the port would reach its capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Moore's win came at the expense of Emilia Perez rival Karla Sofia Gascon, whose past tweets caused a significant fallout.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
Polls show Gascon trailing Hochman by as much as 30 percentage points, and a Times analysis of campaign finances shows the challenger has raised significantly more money than the district attorney.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
But Villequier, as my companion perhaps knew, was a Gascon in heart as well as by birth, and seeing our determined aspects, thought better of it.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
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