cocon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cocon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːˈkɔn/

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• Hyphenation: co‧con
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

cocon m (plural cocons, diminutive coconnetje n)

1. cocoon

   Synonym: pop

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French

cocon

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Occitan coucoun (“cocoon”), derived from coco (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.kɔ̃/
• Homophone: cocons
• Hyphenation: co‧con

Noun

cocon m (plural cocons)

1. (zoology) cocoon
2. (figuratively) cocoon

Further reading

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