vert galant

French

Alternative forms

• vert-galant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ ɡa.lɑ̃/

Noun

vert galant m (plural verts galants)

1. person who hides in the woods to ambush passersby; highwayman

   Synonym: galant de feuillée

2. womanizer, lady's man

Further reading

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