gueux

French

Etymology

From Middle French gueux, probably from Middle Dutch guyte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡø/
  • Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

Noun

gueux m (plural gueux, feminine gueuse)

  1. (dated or offensive) beggar
    Synonyms: mendiant, quêteux

Adjective

gueux (feminine gueuse, masculine plural gueux, feminine plural gueuses)

  1. (dated) poor
    Synonym: pauvre

Derived terms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.