gadoue

== French == === Etymology === Uncertain. Several theories have been offered, such as derivation from Latin cadere (“to fall”), or based on an 1815 report, from a local patois word wacqua in the town of Wasquehal, as a term from the placename itself. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.du/ === Noun === gadoue f (plural gadoues) mud, muck (archaic) slut, whore (Quebec) slush ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gadoue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012