gavatx

Catalan

Etymology

From a pre-Roman Indo-European root *gaba also found in Gaulish *gauta (“cheek”). Related to French gavache (“coward”), Spanish gabacho (“Pyrenean”).

Noun

gavatx m (plural gavatxos)

1. crop (part of the alimentary track of birds)

   Synonym: pap

Noun

gavatx m (plural gavatxos, feminine gavatxa)

1. (slang) native of Occitania
2. (derogatory) Frenchman, Frenchie, Frog
3. (dialectal) foreigner

Further reading

• “gavatx” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.