coquet

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɒk.ɛt/

Noun

coquet (plural coquets)

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

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• coquettish

Translations

act as a flirt or coquet

• Danish: kokettere (da)
• Finnish: koketeerata (fi)

• German: kokettieren (de)
• Norwegian: kokettere (no)

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

coquet m (feminine coquette, masculine plural coquets, feminine plural coquettes)

1. vain, conscious of one's appearance
2. sweet, cute, charming

Derived terms

• coquetterie

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Latin

Verb

coquet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of coquō