"couac" meaning in French

See couac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /kwak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-couac.wav
Etymology: Imitative.
  1. noise of a crow. caw, squawk, croak Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-couac-fr-intj-VfP0bdBI Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 44 6 45 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kwak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-couac.wav Forms: couacs [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} couac m (plural couacs)
  1. (music) false note Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-couac-fr-noun-Q4dESpie Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (figurative) joke in bad taste Tags: figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-couac-fr-noun-SYJ-GLOA Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 44 6 45 5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 84 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 15 77 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 91 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kwak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-couac.wav Forms: couacs [plural]
Etymology: Cariban Etymology templates: {{der|fr|sai-car}} Cariban Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} couac m (plural couacs)
  1. a type of flour made from manioc Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-couac-fr-noun-TxtMz4gO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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