"bagou" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /ba.ɡu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-bagou.wav [France, Toulouse] Forms: bagous [plural], bagout [alternative]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: According to the Trésor de la langue française informatisé, ba from bavarder and gou from Old French gole (modern French gueule). Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bagou m (plural bagous)
  1. glibness, volubility, gift of the gab Tags: masculine Synonyms: tchatche
    Sense id: en-bagou-fr-noun-uSgzCK4w
  2. sales pitch Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bagou-fr-noun-GgvNK7Oz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bagouler

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "gole",
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