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jannes
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What a great name
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philzook
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I've heard a completely unverified, probably untrue story that it is the French's revenge for the word "bit", which translates crudely.
g4d
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Presumably its pronounced cock?
tom_mellior
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It's pronounced like the French word "coq":
https://forvo.com/word/coq/#fr
(because it
is
the French word "coq")
enz
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In French, yes.
domnomnom
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How is it pronounce it in English lol
wisnesky
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Yes, Coq is pronounced like "cock" in English. C'est la vie
lsferreira42
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In brazilian portuguese cock means "galo", it's the same animal so no surprise to me here.
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