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