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French
Etymology
From Old Occitan canha + -ard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cagnard (feminine cagnarde, masculine plural cagnards, feminine plural cagnardes)
- (obsolete) cowardly
- lazy
- Synonym: paresseux
Noun
cagnard m (plural cagnards, feminine cagnarde)
- (obsolete) coward
- lazy person
- Synonyms: tire-au-flanc, paresseux
- suntrap (warm place that captures the heat of the sun)
- (Northern France) extreme heat
- C’est le cagnard ici. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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