Complete Definition of "coward"

English

Etymology
From OF. coart (modern: couard), from L. cauda, comparison of an animal with tail between its legs

Pronunciation
kou'�rd

Noun
en-noun

  1. a person who lacks courage

Derived terms
cowardly
cowardice

See also
WikiSaurus:coward

Translations
trans-top|a person who lacks courage
Chinese: �夫 (nuò fū)
Czech: zbab�lec m
Danish: bangebuks c
Dutch: lafaard m
Estonian: argpüks
Finnish: pelkuri
German: Angsthase m; Feigling m; Schisser m, Schisserin f
Hebrew: פ��� (pakhdan) m, פ��נ�ת (pakhdanyt) f
Japanese: ���(�������, okuby�mono)
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Kurdish: tirsok, newêrek, bêcesaret, bêkulek, tirsonek, tirsoke
Polish: tchórz m
Portuguese: covarde
Russian: ���� (trus) m
Scottish Gaelic: gealtaire m
Spanish: cobarde m|f

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