gaspergou

noun

gas·​per·​gou

¦gaspə(r)¦gü

plural -s

: freshwater drum

—used chiefly in Louisiana

Word History

Etymology

Louisiana French casburgot, casseburgau, from French dialect casse-burgot, a kind of fish, from casser to break + burgau, a kind of shellfish

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