trouillard

French

Etymology

From trouille +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁu.jaʁ/

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Adjective

trouillard (feminine trouillarde, masculine plural trouillards, feminine plural trouillardes)

1. (colloquial) chicken, cowardly

Noun

trouillard m (plural trouillards, feminine trouillarde)

1. (colloquial) chicken, yellowbelly, coward

   Synonyms: froussard, poule mouillée

Further reading

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