nigaud
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nigaud (feminine nigaude, masculine plural nigauds, feminine plural nigaudes)
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Noun[edit]
nigaud m (plural nigauds)
- nincompoop, goof, nitwit
- Synonym: nigaudinos
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Further reading[edit]
- “nigaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.