nigaud
French edit
Etymology edit
From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nigaud (feminine nigaude, masculine plural nigauds, feminine plural nigaudes)
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Noun edit
nigaud m (plural nigauds)
- nincompoop, goof, nitwit
- Synonym: nigaudinos
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “nigaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.