coup

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kup/

noun
Definitions
  • A coup, a coup d'état, a putsch.
  • A coup, a quick, surprising, brilliant move or action.

Etymology

Borrowed from French coup (strike, blow, hit) derived from Old French colp derived from Latin *colpus, colaphus (cuff, blow, box on the ear, a cuff, blow with the fist) derived from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (slap, blow, a blow, smack).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόλαφος

Gloss

slap, blow, a blow, smack

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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