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French
Pronunciation
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
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