noun, feminine/kɔ.kluʁd/plural: coquelourdes
pasque flower
Synonyms: anémone pulsatille
Three etymons are possible: # According to Ménage, from cloque luride ("dark bell"); see cloche for the meaning of "foolish person" and the variant cloucourde. For the semantic link between "goblet", "flower", and "bell", compare Latin campana and campanula and Dutch glockenblume; # With the meaning of "flower reminiscent of rooster's crest", from coq which also gives coquelicot and the disparaging terms cocard, coquardeau meaning "foolish person"; # According to Bourdelot, from coque lourde (“h