coup du lapin
French, noun/ku dy la.pɛ̃/
coup du lapin is spelled C-O-U-P-D-U-L-A-P-I-N (11 letters). Coup du lapin is a French masculine noun meaning “rabbit punch (chopping punch to the back of the neck or head)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Traumatisme du rachis cervical”.
What does coup du lapin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerabbit punch (chopping punch to the back of the neck or head)
- 2
masculinewhiplash (injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Traumatisme du rachis cervical.
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 du lapin
- coups du lapin plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup du lapin?
- /ku dy la.pɛ̃/
- \ku dy la.pɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coup du lapin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.