This is the 5835th most frequent French word.
coucourde
"Coucourde" is a French slang term meaning "head" or "noggin," often used humorously or pejoratively.
Here, 'coucourde' is used informally to refer to a bump caused by an impact.
Il est tombé d’une échelle et a reçu une coucourde sur la tête.
He fell off a ladder and got a bump on his head.
In this instance, 'coucourde' refers to a type of squash or gourd commonly found in gardens.
Dans le jardin, nous avons trouvé une grande coucourde parmi les légumes.
In the garden, we found a large squash among the vegetables.
Here, 'coucourde' is used metaphorically to describe something that was unsuccessful or didn't work as intended.