Gascon Dialect - English Words of Gascon Origin

English Words of Gascon Origin

cadet
from cabdèt ("captain, chief").
cep
from cep 'trunk', this is an alternative cookery name for the penny bun mushroom, now more commonly known by the Italian name of porcini.
izard
from French isard or Gascon isard .
beret
from Bearnese French béret and Gascon berret "cap".
Jingo
OED finds an etymology from Basque Jainko ("God") through Gascon possible but not proven.

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