gargamel

== Polish == === Etymology === After the character Gargamel in the Smurfs media franchise. The character himself is originally named in French after Gargamelle, Gargantua's mother in François Rabelais' pentalogy, whose name he derived from Occitan gargamèla (“throat”). Compare Catalan gargamella and French gargamelle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡarˈɡa.mɛl/ Rhymes: -amɛl Syllabification: gar‧ga‧mel === Noun === gargamel m animal (humorous) unsightly building, eyesore ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === gargamel at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego