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Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin cauda.
Noun
coue f (plural coues)
- tail
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cauda.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ku/
Noun
coue f (plural coues)
- (Troyen) tail
References
- Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
- Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes
Norman
Etymology
From Latin cauda.
Pronunciation
Noun
coue f (plural coues)
- (Jersey, anatomy) tail
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 510:Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.- It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.
- (Jersey) timothy
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