GALLICIZE

Verb

Gallicize (third-person singular simple present Gallicizes, present participle Gallicizing, simple past and past participle Gallicized)

Alternative spelling of gallicize

Etymology

Verb

gallicize (third-person singular simple present gallicizes, present participle gallicizing, simple past and past participle gallicized)

(transitive) To make French as the culture, customs, pronunciation, or style.

Synonym: francize

(transitive) To translate into French.

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"li*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallicized; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallicizing.]

Definition: To conform to the French mode or idiom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CUNT

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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