cordeau

== English == === Etymology === From French cordeau. === Noun === cordeau (countable and uncountable, plural cordeaux) (archaic) A detonating cord. == French == === Etymology === Mid-16th century, from Old French cordel, from corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔʁ.do/ === Noun === cordeau m (plural cordeaux) (usually thin or small) rope, string (used to mark a straight line) cord (long length of twisted strands of fibre) straight line (fishing) line, fishing line (mining) fuse (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device) ==== Related terms ==== corde cordelet === Further reading === “cordeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === couarde coudera == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [korˈde̯aw] === Verb === cordeau third-person plural imperfect indicative of cordi