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The French word for neck is
cou





neck

Gender

The gender of cou is masculine. E.g. le cou.

Plural

The plural of cou is cous.

French Definition


neck
     1. n. (Anat) Cou.
     2. n. Collet.
     3. n. Goulot.
     4. n. Manche d'instrument à cordes.
     5. n. (Géologie) Masse de roches volcaniques, de forme cylindrique, laissée en relief par l'érosion.
     6. v. (Transitif) Boire rapidement.
     7. v. (Intransitif) (États-Unis) Se bécoter ; faire l'amour.



Translations for neck and their definitions

coupronunciation
     1. n-m. neck
           Il a un cou assez long. - He has a rather long neck.


colpronunciation
     1. n-m. (clothing) collar
     2. n-m. (geography) col (dip on a mountain ridge)
     3. n-m. (anatomy) neck
     4. n-m. neck (of objects, vases etc.)
           le col d'une bouteille - the neck of a bottle


goulot
     1. n-m. bottleneck (narrow part of a bottle)


Manche
     1. Proper noun. (with the definite article)
     2. n-f. sleeve (clothing)
     3. n-f. (sports) round
     4. n-f. (tennis) set
           la troisième manche - the third set
     5. n-f. (snooker) frame
     6. n-f. (baseball) inning, cricket innings
     7. n-m. handle
     8. n-m. (informal) unhandy person
     9. n-f. begging (for money)
           Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église. - He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.


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