- Garçon
Garçon is the French word for
boy .In English, and various other languages, it was adopted in the specific meaning of a (male, usually young)waiter , especially of low rank in a larger establishment, who serves customers food and/or drinks. However, in France, it is considered rude to address a waiter as garçon. It is instead recommended to call them monsieur or mademoiselle, depending on their gender.Other uses
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Garçon! " is a 1983 film by the French author and director Claude Sautet
* "Garçon" (song) is a 2007 single by French artist Koxie
* À cause des garçons is a 2007 song (cover) by electro singerYelle ee also
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Comme des Garçons , French for "like boys", is a Japanese fashion labelThe word occurs in the title of many (usually French) works of art, such as:
* "Garçon à la pipe " ("Boy with a Pipe") is a 1905 painting byPablo Picasso
* "Garçon stupide " ("Stupid Boy") is a 2004 film directed by Lionel Baier
* "Le Garçon et l'aveugle " ("The Boy and the Blind Man") is an anonymous 13th century French play, considered the oldest surviving French literature farce
*ources and references
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gar%E7on EtymologyOnLine]
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