coquelourde

French

Etymology

Three etymons are possible:

1. According to Ménage, from cloque luride ("dark bell"); see cloche for the meaning of "foolish person" and the variant cloucourde. For the semantic link between "goblet", "flower", and "bell", compare Latin campana and campanula and Dutch glockenblume;
2. With the meaning of "flower reminiscent of rooster's crest", from coq which also gives coquelicot and the disparaging terms cocard, coquardeau meaning "foolish person";
3. According to Bourdelot, from coque lourde (“heavy hull”), because the hull is heavier than that of other flowers. See coqueret, coquerelle

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Noun

coquelourde f (plural coquelourdes)

1. pasque flower

   Synonym: anémone pulsatille