couenne

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cutina, from Latin cutis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwan/, /kwɛn/
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Noun

couenne f (plural couennes)

bacon rind
(colloquial) skin
Synonym: peau
- 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 5, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
  Là, s’il nous fait perdre deux plombes et qu’on ressort bredouilles, faudra pas qu’il compte sur Agü pour lui sauver sa couenne.
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Further reading

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

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