couard

French

Etymology

From Old French cuard, corresponding to cüe, coue (compare French queue) + -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaʁ/

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

Further reading

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