couper

Etymology
,, probably, derived from , (modern ), with its meaning coming from the idea of cutting off with a blow. It may correspond to a verb, syncopated form of , from  (compare 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, ). Alternatively, possibly from, from , although this is unlikely. Not related to.

Verb

 * 1) to cut, cut up; to chop, to sever
 * 2) to cut, to clip, to trim
 * 3) to cut off, to keep out, to bar
 * 4) to take away
 * 5) to stop, prevent
 * 6) to dilute, mix
 * 7) to traverse
 * 8)  to take a shortcut through something, to cut through
 * 9)  to crack
 * 1) to stop, prevent
 * 2) to dilute, mix
 * 3) to traverse
 * 4)  to take a shortcut through something, to cut through
 * 5)  to crack
 * 1) to traverse
 * 2)  to take a shortcut through something, to cut through
 * 3)  to crack
 * 1)  to crack
 * 1)  to crack