How do you say “beggar” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say coucaro, gus, gusas, mendicant, quistoun. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | coucaro, gus, gusas, mendicant, quistoun |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
coucaro
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | beggar; scoundrel; rogue |
gus
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | rascal, beggar, good-for-nothing; beggar woman |
| Feminine | guso |
| Variants | guso |
gusas
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | bastard, villain; scoundrel; beggar |
| Feminine | gusasso |
| Variants | gusasso |
mendicant
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | beggar |
| Feminine | mendicanto |
| Variants | mendicanto |
quistoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | beggar |
| Feminine | quistouno |
| Variants | quistouno |