couenne
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *cutina, from Latin cutis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcouenne f (plural couennes)
- bacon rind
- (colloquial) skin
- Synonym: peau
- 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 5, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
- Là, s’il nous fait perdre deux plombes et qu’on ressort bredouilles, faudra pas qu’il compte sur Agü pour lui sauver sa couenne.
- If he makes us waste two hours and we come back empty-handed, he shouldn't count on Agü to save his skin.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “couenne” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “couenne” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “couenne” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “couenne” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “couenne” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “couenne” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “couenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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