coquet

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French coq cockerel + -et masculine diminutive suffix = “little cockerel”.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkɒk.ɛt/

[edit] Noun

Singular
coquet

Plural
coquets

coquet (plural coquets)

  1. A flirtatious female; a coquette.
  2. (obsolete) A flirtatious male.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to coquet

Third person singular
coquets

Simple past
coquetted

Past participle
coquetted

Present participle
coquetting

to coquet (third-person singular simple present coquets, present participle coquetting, simple past and past participle coquetted)

  1. Act as a flirt or coquet.
  2. Waste time; dally.

[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Translations

act as a flirt or coquet
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