gaulois

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡo.lwa/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle French, from Old French gualeis (“Welsh”) (compare Old French walois (“langue d'oil”)), from Frankish *walhisk (“Roman”), from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“non-Germanic, foreign”). Cognate with Old High German walahisc (“Roman”), Old English wǣlisċ, wīelisċ (“foreign, Celtic”). More at Welsh, Gaul. ==== Adjective ==== gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises) Gaulish ==== Noun ==== gaulois m (uncountable) Gaulish language === Etymology 2 === Old French galois, from galer, from Frankish, related to galant. ==== Adjective ==== gaulois (feminine gauloise, masculine plural gaulois, feminine plural gauloises) bawdy Synonyms: grivois, licencieux ===== Related terms ===== galant === Further reading === “gaulois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === loguais