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Cagoulard

[ kag-oo-lahr, kag-oo-lahr; French ka-goo-lahr ]

noun

, plural Ca·gou·lards [kag, -, oo, -lahrz, kag-, oo, -, lahrz, k, a, -goo-, lahr].
  1. a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cagoulard1

< French, equivalent to cagoule hood ( cowl ) + -ard -ard

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