couard

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French couard, from Old French cuard, from cüe, coue (“tail”); equivalent to queue +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaʁ/

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Adjective

couard (feminine couarde, masculine plural couards, feminine plural couardes)

1. (archaic or literary) cowardly

Derived terms

• couardement
• couardise

Noun

couard m (plural couards, feminine couarde)

1. coward

Descendants

• → Portuguese: cobarde, covarde
• → Spanish: cobarde

Further reading

• “couard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.