cocotte

Definitions


[kɒˈkɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small heatproof dish in which individual portions of food can be cooked and served
(e.g: I ordered eggs en cocotte)


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Origin:
early 20th century: French, from cocasse ‘kind of pot’, from Latin cucuma ‘cooking vessel’


[kɒˈkɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fashionable prostitute


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: French, from a child's name for a hen




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