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Etymology

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Borrowed from French couard,[1][2] from Old French cuard.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: co‧bar‧de

Adjective

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cobarde m or f (plural cobardes)

  1. (Brazil) Alternative form of covarde
  2. (Portugal) cowardly

Noun

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cobarde m or f by sense (plural cobardes)

  1. (Brazil) Alternative form of covarde
  2. (Portugal) coward

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French couard, from Old French cuard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈbaɾde/ [koˈβ̞aɾ.ð̞e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾde
  • Syllabification: co‧bar‧de

Adjective

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cobarde m or f (masculine and feminine plural cobardes)

  1. cowardly, craven, gutless, spineless, dastardly
  2. yellow (easily frightened)

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Noun

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cobarde m or f by sense (plural cobardes)

  1. coward, chicken, wimp, poltroon
  2. weakling, wuss

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