coup de langue

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku d(ə) lɑ̃ɡ/

Noun

coup de langue m (plural coups de langue)

  1. an act of licking
    Synonym: léchage
  2. (figurative) slander; harsh ridicule
    Synonyms: coup de dent, coup de bec
  3. (music) a way of separating a note while playing a woodwind instrument