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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From contra- + coup. Likely borrowed or calqued. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.traːˌku(p)/
- Hyphenation: con‧tra‧coup
Noun
contracoup m (plural contracoups)
- countercoup
- Synonyms: contrastaatsgreep, tegencoup, tegenstaatsgreep
- (obsolete) surprising move or action made in response