gaillard
See also: Gaillard
French
editEtymology
editFrom Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”) + -ard, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability, might”) (compare Irish gal). Nautical sense ellipsis of château gaillard.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgaillard (feminine gaillarde, masculine plural gaillards, feminine plural gaillardes)
Noun
editgaillard m (plural gaillards)
- (nautical) forecastle (raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship)
- Synonym: gaillard d’avant
- fellow, guy; hunk
- 2024 August 2, “Ils détroussent et frappent un ado”, in La Provence, page 6:
- Les trois gaillards, âgés de 22, 30, et 37 ans, connaissaient visiblement leur victime.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “gaillard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”) + -ard.
Noun
editgaillard m (plural gaillards)
Synonyms
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- French terms suffixed with -ard
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