coccinelle

French

Etymology

Adaptation of Scientific Latin Coccinella, formed based on coccinus, from coccum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔk.si.nɛl/

• Audio (Quebec, Montreal):

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• Homophone: coccinelles
• Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nelle

Noun

coccinelle f (plural coccinelles)

1. ladybird, ladybeetle, ladybug

   Synonym: bête à Bon Dieu

See also

• קוֹקְסִינֶל (koksinél)

Further reading

• “coccinelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈnɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nèl‧le

Noun

coccinelle f

1. plural of coccinella