English
hogo
Hogo comes from French hautgoût ‘haut gout’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthautgoûtas haut-goût‘haut gout’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1852hogo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthautgoûtas haut-goût‘haut gout’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1852hogo
Earliest quotation: a. 1852, Thomas Moore, A Case of Libel: “In short, he lookt extremely natty, / And even…”
Every English word from French hautgoût
Today it means
noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French hautgoût / hogo