ragot

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ɡo/

Adjective

ragot (feminine ragote, masculine plural ragots, feminine plural ragotes)

1. small, stunted

Noun

ragot m (plural ragots)

1. small and dumpy person
2. gossip (idle talk)

   Synonyms: cancan, commérage, qu'en-dira-t-on, potin

   • 2014, Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule [The End of Eddy], Le Seuil:

     Mes parents se braquaient, ils refusaient de prêter attention aux ragots.

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Related terms

• ragoton
• ragoter

Further reading

• “ragot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• argot

Hungarian

Etymology

rag +‎ -ot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒɡot]
• Hyphenation: ra‧got

Noun

ragot

1. accusative singular of rag