coquille
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French coquille. See also cockle.
Noun[edit]
coquille (plural coquilles)
- A dish (meal), especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
- A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a such shell, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a combination of Vulgar Latin *conchilia (from Latin conchylium) with coccum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coquille f (plural coquilles)
- shell
- (shell-shaped) dish; scallop
- typo, misprint
- (sports) box (worn for protection)
- (medicine) spinal bed
Related terms[edit]
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
coquille f (oblique plural coquilles, nominative singular coquille, nominative plural coquilles)
- shell (hard protective outer layer of some animals)
