cocarde

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cocarde.

Noun

cocarde (plural cocardes)

  1. (aviation) Alternative form of cockade, an emblem on an airplane's wing indicating its nationality.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: co‧car‧de

Noun

cocarde f (plural cocardes or cocarden, diminutive cocardetje n)

  1. Superseded spelling of kokarde.

French

Etymology

coq + -ard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.kaʁd/
  • (file)

Noun

cocarde f (plural cocardes)

  1. rosette
  2. cockade (rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat)
    • 1972, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part”, in Fernande:
      Le reste avec mépris du haut de leurs remparts / La race des chauvins, des porteurs de cocardes
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

  • English: cockade, cocarde
  • German: Kokarde
  • Greek: κονκάρδα f (konkárda)
  • Russian: кока́рда f (kokárda)

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