gaspergoun.

Brit.

/ɡaspəˈɡuː/, U.S.

/ˌɡæspərˈɡu/

Forms: 1800s gaspaergoo, 1800s gaspargoo, 1800s gaspewgow, 1800s– gaspergoo, 1800s– gaspergou, 1900s caspergou, 1900s gaspagon, 1900s gaspargoo, 1900s gaspergoul, 1900s gaspers, 1900s gaspregou.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French casse-burgo, cazeburgot, casse-burgau.

Etymology: < Louisiana French casse-burgo (1758), cazeburgot (1753), casse-burgau (1803) < casser to break (see cass v.) + burgau, burgo, name of a species of shellfish (1563 in Middle French; of unknown origin). The fish name probably originated in France, being transferred to the American fish: for evidence from French regional varieties and further discussion see W. A. Read Notes on 'gaspergou' in Amer. Speech 20 (1945) 277–80.

U.S. regional (southern).

Any of certain freshwater fishes of the southern United States; esp. the freshwater drumfish, Aplodinotus grunniens (family Sciaenidae).

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1809 F. Cuming in R. G. Thwaites Early Western Trav. (1904) IV. li. 330 A fine dish of gaspar-goo, the best fish I had yet tasted of the produce of the Mississippi.

1852 W. B. Dewees & ‘C. Cardelle’ Lett. from Early Settler Texas 137 Up the country our rivers abound with various kinds of fish, such as cat, buffalo, perch, and gaspergoos.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 143 Gaspergou is an Indian word..applied by Louisianians to anything fishy from the sheepshead to the mudsucker.

1947 B. W. Dalrymple Panfish 344 For years they've been catching Sheepshead and Gaspergou.

2000 L. Wilkerson Roads Less Traveled 677 Strange music issues from the water near the mouth of the river... It is the ‘song’ of spawning gaspergou.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gaspergou
释义	gaspergoun. Brit. /ɡaspəˈɡuː/, U.S. /ˌɡæspərˈɡu/ Forms: 1800s gaspaergoo, 1800s gaspargoo, 1800s gaspewgow, 1800s– gaspergoo, 1800s– gaspergou, 1900s caspergou, 1900s gaspagon, 1900s gaspargoo, 1900s gaspergoul, 1900s gaspers, 1900s gaspregou. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French casse-burgo, cazeburgot, casse-burgau. Etymology: < Louisiana French casse-burgo (1758), cazeburgot (1753), casse-burgau (1803) < casser to break (see cass v.) + burgau, burgo, name of a species of shellfish (1563 in Middle French; of unknown origin). The fish name probably originated in France, being transferred to the American fish: for evidence from French regional varieties and further discussion see W. A. Read Notes on 'gaspergou' in Amer. Speech 20 (1945) 277–80. U.S. regional (southern). Any of certain freshwater fishes of the southern United States; esp. the freshwater drumfish, Aplodinotus grunniens (family Sciaenidae). ΚΠ 1809 F. Cuming in R. G. Thwaites Early Western Trav. (1904) IV. li. 330 A fine dish of gaspar-goo, the best fish I had yet tasted of the produce of the Mississippi. 1852 W. B. Dewees & ‘C. Cardelle’ Lett. from Early Settler Texas 137 Up the country our rivers abound with various kinds of fish, such as cat, buffalo, perch, and gaspergoos. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 143 Gaspergou is an Indian word..applied by Louisianians to anything fishy from the sheepshead to the mudsucker. 1947 B. W. Dalrymple Panfish 344 For years they've been catching Sheepshead and Gaspergou. 2000 L. Wilkerson Roads Less Traveled 677 Strange music issues from the water near the mouth of the river... It is the ‘song’ of spawning gaspergou. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809
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