coup de grisou
French, noun/ku də ɡʁi.zu/
coup de grisou is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-G-R-I-S-O-U (12 letters). Coup de grisou is a French masculine noun meaning “firedamp explosion, gas blast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Explosion de grisou dans une mine”.
What does coup de grisou mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefiredamp explosion, gas blast
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Explosion de grisou dans une mine.
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 grisou
- coups de grisou plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de grisou?
- /ku də ɡʁi.zu/
- \ku də ɡʁi.zu\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.