coue

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Coué

Bourguignon

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin cauda.

Noun

[edit]

coue f (plural coues)

  1. tail
[edit]

Champenois

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

[edit]

IPA(key): /ku/

Noun

[edit]

coue f (plural coues)

  1. (Troyen) tail

References

[edit]
  • Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
  • Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887

Norman

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin cauda.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

[edit]

coue f (plural coues)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) tail
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 510:
      Ch'est la coue qui est la pière à écorchier.
      It is the tail that is the hardest to flay.
  2. (Jersey) timothy

Derived terms

[edit]