coup de Jarnac
French, noun/ku d(ə) ʒaʁ.nak/
coup de Jarnac is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-J-A-R-N-A-C (12 letters). Coup de Jarnac is a French masculine noun meaning “A treacherous move in a confrontation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coup porté en traître, de façon tout à fait inattendue”.
What does coup de Jarnac mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA treacherous move in a confrontation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coup porté en traître, de façon tout à fait inattendue. 2. Coup décisif qui amène à gagner la partie.
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 Jarnac
- coups de Jarnac plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de Jarnac?
- /ku d(ə) ʒaʁ.nak/
- \ku də ʒaʁ.nak\
- \ku‿d ʒaʁ.nak\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.