costaud

French

Etymology

From côte (“side”), as in “a man with strong sides.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔs.to/

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Adjective

costaud (feminine costaude, masculine plural costauds, feminine plural costaudes)

1. strong

   Synonyms: solide, puissant, fort, robuste, vigoureux, frappant, pénétrant, strident

2. competent; capable; able
3. (colloquial) hefty, beefy

Noun

costaud m (plural costauds, feminine costaude)

1. strong person
2. competent person

Further reading

• “costaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

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Adjective

costaud m

1. (Jersey) robust