Fromcovard(“coward”) +‎-ia.

• IPA^(key): (Central)[ku.βərˈdi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)[ko.vərˈdi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)[ko.vaɾˈði.a]

covardia f (pluralcovardies)

1. cowardice(the lack of courage)

• “covardia” inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “covardia”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2025
• “covardia” inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “covardia” inDiccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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• cobardia

FromOld Galician-Portuguesecovardia, fromcovarda, fromOld Frenchcoart,cuard, fromcoe(“tail”) +-ard(“pejorative agent noun”);coe is in turn fromLatincauda. The reference seems to be to an animal “turning tail”, or having its tail between its legs, especially a dog.

covardia f (uncountable)

1. cowardice(the lack of courage)

   Synonyms:medo,pusilanimidade

   Antonym:coragem

• covarde

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