poltron

See also: poltrón

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Italian poltrone.

NounEdit

poltron m, f ‎(plural poltrons)

1. coward

AdjectiveEdit

poltron m ‎(feminine singular poltronne, masculine plural poltrons, feminine plural poltronnes)

1. cowardly

External linksEdit

• “poltron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Middle FrenchEdit

NounEdit

poltron m (plural poltrons)

1. coward

DescendantsEdit

• English: poltroon
• French: poltron

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NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French poltron ‎(“coward”), from Italian poltrone ‎(“sluggard”).

NounEdit

poltron m ‎(plural poltrons)

1. (Jersey) thug