"cou" meaning in French

See cou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ku/ Audio: Fr-cou.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Opsylac-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-cou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-X-Javier-cou.wav 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 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

Inflected forms

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        },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "coup"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "collier"
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    },
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      "word": "prendre ses jambes à son cou"
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      "word": "se jeter au cou de quelqu'un"
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    },
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  "word": "cou"
}

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