coup de l'étrier
French, noun/ku d(ə) l‿e.tʁi.je/
coup de l'étrier is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-L-É-T-R-I-E-R (13 letters). Coup de l'étrier is a French masculine noun meaning “stirrup cup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dernier verre d'alcool qu’on boit au moment d’un départ”.
What does coup de l'étrier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestirrup cup
boire le coup de l'étrier
- 2
colloquialmasculineone for the road
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dernier verre d'alcool qu’on boit au moment d’un départ.
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 l'étrier
- coups de l'étrier plural
- coups de l’étrier plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de l'étrier?
- /ku d(ə) l‿e.tʁi.je/
- \ku də l‿e.tʁi.je\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.