"cou" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ku/ Audio: Fr-cou.ogg Forms: cous [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin collum. Doublet of col. Cognate with Italian collo, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|collum}} Latin collum, {{doublet|fr|col}} Doublet of col, {{cog|it|collo}} Italian collo, {{cog|gl,pt|colo}} Galician and Portuguese colo, {{cog|es|cuello}} Spanish cuello Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cou m (plural cous)
  1. neck Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Body parts Derived forms: collet, collier, être dans la merde jusqu’au cou, prendre ses jambes à son cou, se jeter au cou de quelqu’un, tordre le cou
    Sense id: en-cou-fr-noun-8UiW2N6d Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 2 15 15 3 3 18 9 9 16 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 14 14 4 4 17 8 8 14 0 0 1

Inflected forms

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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "col"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of col",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "collo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian collo",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,pt",
        "2": "colo"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese colo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "cuello"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish cuello",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin collum. Doublet of col. Cognate with Italian collo, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cous",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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          "word": "collet"
        },
        {
          "word": "collier"
        },
        {
          "word": "être dans la merde jusqu’au cou"
        },
        {
          "word": "prendre ses jambes à son cou"
        },
        {
          "word": "se jeter au cou de quelqu’un"
        },
        {
          "word": "tordre le cou"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He has a rather long neck.",
          "text": "Il a un cou assez long.",
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        }
      ],
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  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    },
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      "homophone": "coud"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "couds"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coup"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coups"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cous"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coût"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coûts"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cou"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "collet"
    },
    {
      "word": "collier"
    },
    {
      "word": "être dans la merde jusqu’au cou"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre ses jambes à son cou"
    },
    {
      "word": "se jeter au cou de quelqu’un"
    },
    {
      "word": "tordre le cou"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin collum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "col"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of col",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "collo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian collo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,pt",
        "2": "colo"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese colo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "cuello"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish cuello",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin collum. Doublet of col. Cognate with Italian collo, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cous",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "cou m (plural cous)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French doublets",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 9 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:French/u",
        "Rhymes:French/u/1 syllable",
        "fr:Body parts"
      ],
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          "text": "Il a un cou assez long.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "neck",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ku/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Fr-cou.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coud"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "couds"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coup"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coups"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cous"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coût"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coûts"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cou"
}

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