Gascon

G2A1S1C3O1N1
/ˈɡæs.kən/

noun

A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.

OriginMiddle English Gascoun ← Anglo-Norman gascoun ← Middle French gascon →
UncommonFirst used 14th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounGascon (plural Gascons)

plural Gascons

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.First known use 14th c.

    Gene Kelly plays D'Artagnan as an irrepressible, tongue-in-cheek Gascon who is knee-deep in gory swordplay.

    1948 November 1, “The New Pictures”, in Time
  2. obsoleteA braggart; a bully.
  3. A breed of cow from Gascony
adjectiveGascon (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Gascony.
  2. not comparableobsoletebraggart; swaggering
proper noun
  1. The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Gascony.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boasterbraggadociobraggartgascoignegascon occitanloudmouth

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchgascon
  2. Anglo-Normangascoun
  3. Middle EnglishGascoun
  4. EnglishGascon

Inherited from Middle English Gascoun, from Anglo-Norman gascoun, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.

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Translations

Catalan gascó
  • gascóinhabitant
Esperanto gaskono
  • gaskonoinhabitant
Finnish gascognelainen
  • gascognelainenof or relating to Gascony
French Gascon, gasconne
  • Gasconinhabitant
  • gasconnebreed
  • gasconTranslations
Irish Gascúnach, Gascúnach
  • Gascúnachinhabitant
  • Gascúnachof or relating to Gascony
Italian guascone, guascone
  • guasconeinhabitant
  • guasconeof or relating to Gascony
Polish Gaskończyk, Gaskon
  • Gaskończykinhabitant
  • Gaskoninhabitant
  • Gaskonkainhabitant
  • gaskonbreed
  • gaskońskiof or relating to Gascony
  • dialekt gaskońskiTranslations
Portuguese gascão
  • gascãoinhabitant
Romanian gascon, gascon
  • gasconinhabitant
  • gasconof or relating to Gascony
Russian гаско́нец, гаско́нский
  • гаско́нец (gaskónec)inhabitant
  • гаско́нский (gaskónskij)of or relating to Gascony
Spanish gascón, gascón
  • gascóninhabitant
  • gascónof or relating to Gascony
Swedish gaskonjisk
  • gaskonjiskof or relating to Gascony

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Scogan
Cite this entry
APA

Gascon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascon

MLA

“Gascon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gascon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascon.

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