nigaud

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ni.ɡo/
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Adjective

nigaud (feminine nigaude, masculine plural nigauds, feminine plural nigaudes)

  1. silly, dimwitted

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Noun

nigaud m (plural nigauds)

  1. nincompoop, goof, nitwit
    Synonym: nigaudinos

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