goujon

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French goujon (“gudgeon (fish)”)

Noun

goujon (plural goujons)

1. A mudcat (fish).
   • 2018, Henri Charpentier, Life à la Henri: Being the Memories of Henri Charpentier:

     Goujons are tiny brook-fish like the white bait which are served on the sea coast in this country; but to watch a Frenchman with an untrimmed beard as he devours schools of goujons is an experience.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French goujon (“dowel, pin”)

Noun

goujon (plural goujons)

1. A thin strip of food, usually fish or chicken.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ʒɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From Latin gōbiō, gōbiōnem, from gōbius.

Noun

goujon m (plural goujons)

1. gudgeon (fish)

Etymology 2

From gouge +‎ -on.

Noun

goujon m (plural goujons)

1. dowel, pin

Further reading

• “goujon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).