gaspergou
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gaspergou
1800–10, < Louisiana French casburgot, French casse-burgot, equivalent to cass ( er ) to break + burgeau a kind of shellfish
Example Sentences
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Mama cook lots of gaspergou and carp and the poisson ami fish, with the long snout—what they call gar now.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
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