codardo

== Italian == === Etymology === Calque of Old French couard, from cue (“tail”). By surface analysis, coda (“tail”) +‎ -ardo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈdar.do/ Rhymes: -ardo Hyphenation: co‧dàr‧do === Adjective === codardo (feminine codarda, masculine plural codardi, feminine plural codarde) cowardly, namby-pamby, spineless (heraldry) coward (of a lion) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === codardo m (plural codardi, feminine codarda) coward, nithing, dastard, wretch, sneak === References === === Further reading === codardo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary codardo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) codardo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa codardo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication codardo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore