Monegasque

adjective

Mon·​e·​gasque ˌmä-ni-ˈgask 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Monaco or its people

Monegasque noun

plural Monegasques

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French monégasque, adjective, borrowed from Italian monegasco, borrowed from Upper Italian (Ligurian) munegascu, from Munegu "Monaco" + -ascu, suffix of geographic appurtenance

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above