coup de langue
French, noun/ku d(ə) lɑ̃ɡ/
coup de langue is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-L-A-N-G-U-E (12 letters). Coup de langue is a French masculine noun meaning “an act of licking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de lécher une fois”.
What does coup de langue mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean act of licking
- 2
masculineslander; harsh ridicule
- 3
masculinea way of separating a note while playing a woodwind instrument
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de lécher une fois. 2. Médisance, raillerie piquante. 3. Manière de détacher une note isolée en jouant d’un instrument à vent.
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 langue
- coups de langue plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de langue?
- /ku d(ə) lɑ̃ɡ/
- \ku də lɑ̃ɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.