Word origins

• galuchatfine sharkskin leather
• gamaheA talisman bearing a word, number or diagram rather than an image.
• gambadeThe leap of a horse.
• gambetAny bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.
• gamineA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
• gaminerieimpishness
• gantéGloved; wearing gloves.
• GaratA surname from French.
• garbureA thick French stew of ham with cabbage and other vegetables and usually cheese and stale bread.
• garçonA male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).
• garçonnièreA bachelor pad.
• gardebrasA piece of armor which protects the arm.
• garde de reinAn item of armor which hangs down from the backplate to protect the kidneys and buttocks.
• GardinierA surname from French.
• gargouletteA water-cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.
• gaspereauAn alewife (type of fish).
• gastriqueA syrupy reduction of vinegar (or wine) and sugar
• gattineA disease of silkworms, caused by parasitic fungi.
• GauchardA surname from French.
• gauche caviarA person or people claiming to be socialist but living a luxurious lifestyle that is inconsistent with such beliefs, implying hypocrisy or a lack of commitment.
• gaucherieA socially tactless or awkward act.
• gaufferTo plait, crimp, or flute
• gaufreA waffle (flat pastry).
• gaufretteA kind of waffle.
• GaugainA surname from French.
• GaumondA surname from French.
• GayanA village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, France.
• Gay-LussacA surname from French.
• GbêkêA region of Ivory Coast.
• gégèneA form of electroshock torture, especially as used by the French during the Algerian War of 1954-1962, whereby electrodes are run from a field generator to parts of a victim's body.
• GelineauA surname from French.
• gelinotteThe hazel grouse.
• gemmuleSynonym of gemma (“an asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which a new individual can develop”)
• -genA producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
• GenerouxA surname from French
• -genicForms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
• genocidaireOne who was involved in committing (perpetrating) the Rwandan Genocide.
• genouillèreA metal plate used as armour for the knee.
• GensonA surname from French.
• gentilhommeA French gentleman.
• gentisingentianin
• GeorgienneA female given name from French.
• geste antagonisteA gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.
• GévaudanA former county and historical area in southern France succeeded by the department of Lozère.
• ghassoulA kind of saponifying vulcanic clay used for hair and skin care.
• gicléethe use of inkjet printing to manufacture artistic prints
• gilet jauneA yellow vest, a member of a French protest movement which started in 2018.
• gillotageA form of zincography.
• GimbertA surname from French.
• GinnetteA female given name from French.
• GionetA surname from French.
• girandoleAn ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
• GiroirA surname from French.
• girollechanterelle (mushroom)
• girouettismThe practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends.
• GiroulxA surname from French
• gîteA French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.
• glacéhaving a glossy surface
• glacisA gentle incline.
• glissadeA sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
• glorietteA pavilion or similar structure in an elevated position in parkland.
• glottophagyThe absorption or replacement of minor languages or dialects by major ones.
• GlouchevitchA surname from French [in turn from Serbo-Croatian].
• glumellelodicule
• glutinSynonym of gliadin.
• glyptothequeA museum or similar exhibition of statues and sculptures.
• GnawaAny member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco.
• gnomicOf, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
• gnomideA female gnome
• gnossienneAny of several compositions having a dance-like quality
• gobe-moucheA naive, gullible person.
• gobemoucheA naive, gullible person.
• GodierA surname from French
• goelandA white tern, of species Gygis alba.
• goeletteA schooner.
• gofferTo make wavy; to crimp.
• GoodreauA surname from French, a variant spelling of Goudreau
• GoodrowA surname from French, an anglicized variant of Goudreau.
• GoréeAn island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.
• gorgeretSynonym of gorget (“surgical instrument”).
• gorgeretteSynonym of gorget (“piece of armor; piece of clothing”).
• gorgerinIn some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings.
• gorgerineA necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).
• gorgièreA gorget (piece of armor).
• goudronTar, especially boiled tar.
• gougèreIn French cuisine, a savoury choux pastry made with cheese, usually Gruyère.
• goujonA mudcat (fish).
• gourbiA tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.
• gourmandiseTo eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
• goussetA small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.
• goûterA light meal in the afternoon; tea.
• gouvernantegoverness
• grainageThe selection and storage of cocoons in sericulture.
• grammatistA teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
• Grand ChuteA town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.
• grand cruA classification denoting a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine.
• grand-ducA French grand duke.
• Grande ComoreAn island of the Comoros.
• Grande CoupureThe Eocene–Oligocene extinction event.
• grande dameA woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character, especially one who is advanced in age and haughty.