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Gascon

[gas-kuhn]

noun

  1. a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.

  2. (lowercase)a boaster or braggart.



adjective

  1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.

  2. (lowercase)boastful; bragging.

Gascon

1

/ ˈɡæə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony

  2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gascon

2

/ ˈɡæə /

noun

  1. rarea boaster; braggart

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Gascon1

1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin ղōŧ the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Gascon1

C14: from Old French gascoun; compare Latin ղDzŧ Basque
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Meltzer said the woman, Alejandra Gascon, identified her husband as Jeisson Gonzalez.

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In another video taken by Meltzer, Gascon said her husband was on his way to work when they detained him.

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George Gascón declined those cases almost universally.

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For Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and defense lawyer who resoundingly ousted progressive George Gascón last year, rehabilitation makes sense.

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George Gascón for the charges.

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