Garçon
Appearance
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
- 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 singer Yelle
- "Little Garçon" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians
See also
- Comme des Garçons, French for "like boys", is a Japanese fashion label
The 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 by Pablo 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