coque

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, literally "shell".

Noun

coque (plural coques)

1. A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.

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French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

coque f (plural coques)

1. shell (of an animal's egg)
2. the casing of a phone
3. (nautical) hull
4. cockle

Derived terms

• monocoque

Related terms

• cocon
• coquer
• coquillage
• coquille
• coquin
• œuf à la coque
• sortir de sa coque

Descendants

• → English: coque
• → Italian: coque

Further reading

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

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coque (“egg's shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔk/

Noun

coque f (uncountable)

1. used only in the phrase uovo alla coque (“soft-boiled egg”).

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) coque

1. vocative singular of coquus

Verb

(deprecated template usage) coque

1. second-person singular present active imperative of coquō

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Portuguese

Noun

coque m (plural coques)

1. bun (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head)
2. coke (solid residue from roasting coal)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English coke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoke/ [ˈko.ke]

Noun

coque m (plural coques)

1. coke (solid fuel from coal)