couillu

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French couillu, from Old French coillu, from Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus. Compare Spanish cojudo. By surface analysis, couille +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.jy/
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Adjective

couillu (feminine couillue, masculine plural couillus, feminine plural couillues)

  1. (vulgar) having testicles
  2. (by extension, vulgar) ballsy; brave; courageous
    Synonym: (slang) burné

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French coillu.

Adjective

couillu needs inflection

  1. having testicles, uncastrated
  2. (figurative) ballsy, brave

Descendants

  • French: couillu

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (coillu)