coquina

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English [edit]

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Noun [edit]

coquina (plural coquinas)

Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in US coastal waters.
(geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells

External links [edit]

Coquina (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Donax variabilis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Donax variabilis
Donax on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Donax

Latin [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

cocīna

Etymology [edit]

Late Latin. From coquō.

Noun [edit]

coquina

cooking; art of cookery
kitchen

Descendants [edit]

Albanian: kuzhinë
Catalan: cuina
Dalmatian: cočaina
Dutch: keuken
English: cuisine, kitchen (through Old English and Germanic)
French: cuisine
German: Küche

Italian: cucina
Jèrriais: tchuîsinne
Portuguese: cozinha
Russian: ку́хня (kúxnja)
Spanish: cocina
Venetian: cusina
Welsh: cegin

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