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galant

/ɡa.lɑ̃/

adjective/ɡa.lɑ̃/

gallant, courteous, gentlemanly; flirtatious, amorous; racy

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).

noun, masculine/ɡa.lɑ̃/plural: galants

suitor, admirer

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).