coudoiement
French, noun/ku.dwa.mɑ̃/
coudoiement is spelled C-O-U-D-O-I-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters). Coudoiement is a French masculine noun meaning “close contact, elbowing, rubbing shoulders with other people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de coudoyer les autres”.
What does coudoiement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclose contact, elbowing, rubbing shoulders with other people
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de coudoyer les autres.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coudoiement
- coudoiements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coudoiement?
- /ku.dwa.mɑ̃/
- \ku.dwa.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.