释义 |
gas·con I. \ˈgaskən, -aas-, -ais-\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Gascoun, from Middle French gascon 1. a. : a native or inhabitant of Gascony b. : a boastful swaggering person 2. : a Romance speech of the area between the Garonne river and the Pyrenees that is sometimes classified as a dialect of Provençal but that is in some respects more closely allied to Aragonese and Catalan 3. : a common widely distributed saurel (Trachurus trachurus) II. adjective 1. usually capitalized a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Gascony in southwestern France b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Gascony 2. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Gascon language 3. : braggart, swaggering |