coquette

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French coquette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒˈkɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

coquette (plural coquettes)

1. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.

Translations

flirtatious woman

• Bulgarian: кокетка (bg) (koketka) 
• Finnish: hempukka (fi), keimailija (fi), koketti (fi)
• French: allumeuse (fr) f
• Japanese: 男誑し (ja)

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кокета (sh) f

  Roman: koketa (sh) f

Related terms

coquetry coquettish

coquettishly coquettishness

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French

Etymology

From coquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔkɛt/

Adjective

coquette

1. feminine form of coquet

Noun

coquette f (plural coquettes)

1. flirt, tease

   Elle est une vraie coquette. She's such a flirt.

Descendants

Dutch koket English: coquette Esperanto: koketa

Serbo-Croatian: koketa Spanish coqueto