goujon
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from French goujon (“gudgeon (fish)”)
NounEdit
goujon (plural goujons)
- 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 2Edit
Borrowed from French goujon (“dowel, pin”)
NounEdit
goujon (plural goujons)
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin gōbiō, gōbiōnem, from gōbius.
NounEdit
goujon m (plural goujons)
- gudgeon (fish)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
goujon m (plural goujons)
Further readingEdit
- “goujon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).