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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly alteration of gonze (feminine gonzesse).
Noun
gosse m or f by sense (plural gosses)
- (colloquial) child, kid
- Synonym: enfant
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Uncertain. It could be an old or dialectal variant of gousse.
Noun
gosse f (plural gosses)
- (Canada, colloquial) testicle
Etymology 3
Variant of gousse or cosse.
Noun
gosse f (plural gosses)
- (Louisiana) hull, husk, shell, clove (of garlic)
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
gosse
- Alternative form of goos
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkosse/
Verb
gosse
- inflection of gossat:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
gosse (present tense gosser, past tense gossa, past participle gossa, present participle gossende)
- (slang) to gloat
Usage notes
Only known to have occurred in the slang phrase jeg gossa meg.
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Swedish gosse (boy).
Noun
gosse m (definite singular gossen, indefinite plural gossar, definite plural gossane)
- young man, great guy
References
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Initially applied to pigs and piglets. Connection to French gosse (“child”) is uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
gosse c
- boy
- Synonyms: grabb, kille, pilt, pojke, ponke
Declension
Derived terms
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