gargote
French, noun/ɡaʁ.ɡɔt/
gargote is spelled G-A-R-G-O-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 100,007th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gargote is a French feminine noun meaning “cheap restaurant, greasy spoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit établissement où l’on peut boire et manger des plats frugaux à bon marché”.
What does gargote mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininecheap restaurant, greasy spoon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit établissement où l’on peut boire et manger des plats frugaux à bon marché. 2. Restaurant bon marché servant des plats de mauvaise qualité. 3. Toute mauvaise cuisine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gargote
- gargotes plural
- gargotte
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gargote?
- /ɡaʁ.ɡɔt/
- \ɡaʁ.ɡɔt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gargote in French?
gargote appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).