coquette

Definitions


[kə(ʊ)ˈkɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flirtatious woman
(e.g: her transformation from an ice maiden warrior into a winsome coquette)

- a crested Central and South American hummingbird, typically with green plumage, a reddish crest, and elongated cheek feathers


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: French, feminine of coquet ‘wanton’, diminutive of coq ‘male bird, cock’




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