Catalan

Verb

cou

1. third-person singular present indicative form of coure
2. second-person singular imperative form of coure

French

Etymology

From Latin collum. Doublet of col.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: coup, coups, cous, coût, coûts

Noun

cou m ‎(plural cous)

1. neck

Related terms

• col
• collier

Mandarin

Romanization

cou

1. Nonstandard spelling of cǒu.
2. Nonstandard spelling of còu.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Xerénte

Noun

cou

1. Alternative form of kə ‎(“water”)

References

• Martius, Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Brasiliens