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garçon

boy

noun gar-SOHN Common
People & Society Relationships

Also means

waiter (informal)

Usage Note

Garçon historically doubled as the word for a (male) waiter — you would call garçon! to flag down a server — but this is now considered old-fashioned and even rude; monsieur or excusez-moi is preferred today. The word traces to the Frankish wrakjo meaning a servant or young man.

Examples

"Le petit garçon joue dans le jardin."

Natural Translation

The little boy plays in the garden.

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