courtaud

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French courtault. Cognate with Italian cortaldo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

courtaud (feminine courtaude, masculine plural courtauds, feminine plural courtaudes)

1. short (of a person)
2. having a docked tail

Further reading

• “courtaud” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “courtaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.