coup

معنی کلمه coup

معنی واژه coup

n. - A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.
n. - A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge et noir.
n. - Among some tribes of North American Indians, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of bravery or honor.
v. i. - To make a coup.