Jean de Florette

[sandera]

Can anyone tell the "nick-name" meanings of:
Le papet. (Cesar)
Galinette. (Ugolin)
Pique - bouffigue. (Marius)

Thank-you

 

[maxiogee]

Welcome sandera,

You probably won't get an answer on this, the English Only forum.
Try the French-English one.

 

[DDT]

I am moving this thread to the "French-English" forum

DDT

 

[Shark]

"Le Papet" is Franco-provençal for "grand-father".
"Galinette" means "little chicken" and is also from the Provençal language.
I'm not sure about "pique-bouffigue"

Hope it helps!

 

[Auryn]

Galinette is also the local name for a fish (gurnard in English).

Bouffigue means blister in Provençal. Piquer is to prick. So Pique-Bouffigue is the man who pricks blisters (long story, it's explained in the book).

 

[sandera]

Can anyone tell the "nick-name" meanings of:
Le papet. (Cesar)
Galinette. (Ugolin)
Pique - bouffigue. (Marius)

Thank-you

Thanks to all who replied, it has been a great help.
Avoir une bonne journée.