Gascon

(gaskən)

adjective

  1. of Gascony or its people or culture
  2. like or characteristic of this people, reputed to be boastful

Origin: Fr < L Vasco (gen. Vasconis), a Basque

noun

  1. a person born or living in Gascony
  2. a boaster; swaggerer

See Gascon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A boastful person; a braggart.

Origin:

Origin: From Gascon (from the traditional stereotype of Gascons as braggarts)

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noun
A native or inhabitant of Gascony.
adjective
Of or relating to Gascony, the Gascons, or their language or culture.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin Vasconēs, the Basques

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