释义 |
coeur d'a·lene \ˌkərdəlˈān\ noun (plural coeur d'alene or coeur d'alenes) Usage: usually capitalized C&A Etymology: French cœur d'alêne, literally, awl-heart; from a tribal chief's characterization of the size of a trader's heart 1. a. : a Salishan people of northern Idaho — called also Skitswish b. : a member of such people 2. : a language of the Coeur d'Alene people |