couard

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cuard, corresponding to cüe, coue (compare French queue) + -ard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaʁ/
  • (file)

Adjective

couard (feminine couarde, masculine plural couards, feminine plural couardes)

  1. (archaic or literary) cowardly

Derived terms

Noun

couard m (plural couards, feminine couarde)

  1. coward

Descendants

  • Portuguese: cobarde, covarde
  • Spanish: cobarde

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