goujon
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French goujon (“gudgeon (fish)”)
Noun
goujon (plural goujons)
- A mudcat (fish).
- 2018, Henri Charpentier, Life à la Henri: Being the Memories of Henri Charpentier:
- Goujons are tiny brook-fish like the white bait which are served on the sea coast in this country; but to watch a Frenchman with an untrimmed beard as he devours schools of goujons is an experience.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French goujon (“dowel, pin”)
Noun
goujon (plural goujons)
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gōbiō, gōbiōnem, from gōbius.
Noun
goujon m (plural goujons)
- gudgeon (fish)
Etymology 2
Noun
goujon m (plural goujons)
Further reading
- “goujon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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