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gascon

noun
gas·​con | \ˈga-skən \

Definition of gascon 

1 capitalized

a : a native of Gascony

b : the Romance speech of Gascony

2 : a boastful swaggering person

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one of history's most celebrated gascons was the Baron Münchhausen of Germany

First Known Use of gascon

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of gascon was in the 14th century

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