connard

French

Alternative forms

• conard
• c*nnard (censored)

Etymology

Two possibilities :

• From con +‎ -ard, formed around the 20th century but based on earlier cornard.
• Inherited from Middle French conart, inherited from Old French conart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.naʁ/

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• Homophone: Cosnard

Noun

connard m (plural connards, feminine connasse)

1. (vulgar, offensive) bastard, jerk, asshole

   Synonyms: bâtard, enculé, enfoiré

Further reading

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