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gascoigne

/ˈɡæskɔɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
gas-coigne
IPA
/ˈɡæskɔɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Gascon.

Obsolete

name

A habitational surname from Old French.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman Gascoigne, from Late Latin Wascōnia, from Wascōnēs, modification of Classical Latin Vasconēs (“Basques, Gascons”), from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες (Ouáskōnes). Compare Gascon and Gascony.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gascoyne, Gascoigne, Wascōnia, Vasconēs, Οὐάσκωνες

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɡæskɔɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gascoine (alternative) Gascoyne (alternative) Gascoignes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Gascon

Synonyms

Gascon

Questions

How do you pronounce gascoigne?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæskɔɪn/.
What does gascoigne mean?
Synonym of Gascon.
Where does gascoigne come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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