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cotir

Pronunciation: /kɔ.tiʁ/

“cotir” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to damage (a fruit), to bruise
  2. to hit, to strike

In French

  1. Abîmer (un fruit) par un choc.
  2. Abimé dans sa chair.
  3. Frapper, froisser.

Etymology

From Middle French cotir, from Old French cotir (“to hit; strike”), from Vulgar Latin *cottire, from Ancient Greek κόπτειν (kóptein, “to abut; bump; knock; strike repeatedly”).

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