coup de dent
French, noun/ku də dɑ̃/
coup de dent is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-D-E-N-T (10 letters). Coup de dent is a French masculine noun meaning “bite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Morsure”.
What does coup de dent mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Morsure. 2. Médisance, raillerie piquante.
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 coup de dent
- coups de dent plural
- coup de dents alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de dent?
- /ku də dɑ̃/
- \ku də dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.