gaulois

See also: Gaulois

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.lwa/

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Etymology 1

From Middle French, from Old French gualeis (“Welsh”) (compare Old French walois (“langue d'oil”)), from Frankish *walhisk (“Roman”), from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“non-Germanic, foreign”). Cognate with Old High German walahisc (“Roman”), Old English wǣlisċ, wīelisċ (“foreign, Celtic”). More at Welsh, Gaul.

Adjective

gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises)

1. Gaulish

Noun

gaulois m (uncountable)

1. Gaulish language

Etymology 2

Old French galois, from galer, from Frankish, related to galant.

Adjective

gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises)

1. bawdy

   Synonyms: grivois, licencieux

Related terms

• galant

Further reading

• “gaulois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• loguais