coquelourde
French
editEtymology
editThree etymons are possible[1]:
- According to Ménage,[2] from cloque luride ("dark bell"); see cloche for the meaning of "foolish person" and the variant cloucourde. For the semantic link between "goblet", "flower", and "bell", compare Latin campana and campanula and Dutch glockenblume;
- With the meaning of "flower reminiscent of rooster's crest", from coq which also gives coquelicot and the disparaging terms cocard, coquardeau meaning "foolish person";
- According to Bourdelot,[3] from coque lourde (“heavy hull”), because the hull is heavier than that of other flowers. See coqueret, coquerelle
Pronunciation
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Noun
editcoquelourde f (plural coquelourdes)
- pasque flower
- Synonym: anémone pulsatille
References
edit- ^ “coquelourde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ “coquelourde” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- ^ “coquelourde” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.