contracoup
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- contra-coup (dated)
Etymology[edit]
From contra- + coup. Likely borrowed or calqued. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contracoup m (plural contracoups)
- countercoup
- Synonyms: contrastaatsgreep, tegencoup, tegenstaatsgreep
- (obsolete) surprising move or action made in response