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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
Adjective
couillu (feminine couillue, masculine plural couillus, feminine plural couillues)
- (vulgar) having testicles
- (by extension, vulgar) ballsy; brave; courageous
- Synonym: (slang) burné
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French coillu.
Adjective
couillu needs inflection
- having testicles, uncastrated
- (figurative) ballsy, brave
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (coillu)