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codardo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Calque of Old French couard, from cue (“tail”).[1] By surface analysis, coda (“tail”)[1] +‎ -ardo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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codardo (feminine codarda, masculine plural codardi, feminine plural codarde)

  1. cowardly, namby-pamby, spineless
  2. (heraldry) coward (of a lion)

Derived terms

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Noun

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codardo m (plural codardi, feminine codarda)

  1. coward, nithing, dastard, wretch, sneak

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “codardo1”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
  2. ^ “codardo” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

Further reading

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  • “codardo”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “codardo” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • “codardo” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • “codardo” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • codardo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
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