cocotte

¹ American  

[koh-kot, kuh-, kaw-kawt] / koʊˈkɒt, kə-, kɔˈkɔt /

noun

plural

cocottes

1. a high-class female prostitute in the second half of the 19th century and the very early 20th century; demimondaine.

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cocotte ² American  

[koh-kot, kuh-, kaw-kawt] / koʊˈkɒt, kə-, kɔˈkɔt /

noun

plural

cocottes

1. a round or oval casserole, usually of earthenware or fireproof porcelain, used especially for cooking an individual portion of meat, fowl, or game.

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cocotte British  

/ kəʊˈkɒt, kə-, kɔkɔt /

noun

1. a small fireproof dish in which individual portions of food are cooked and served

2. a prostitute or promiscuous woman

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Etymology

Origin of cocotte¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from French: originally a child's word for a hen, equivalent to coq cock ¹ + -otte feminine suffix

Origin of cocotte²

1865–70; < French: small cast-iron pot for stewing meat; alteration, by suffix substitution, of Middle French cocasse, coquasse applied to various receptacles, obscurely akin to coquemar kettle, by uncertain mediation < Medieval Greek koukoumárion (or its presumed VL source), ultimately derivative of Latin cucuma kettle

Example Sentences

One morning, Adler had been struggling to get Dutch baby pancakes and eggs en cocotte in and out of a very hot oven.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2018

But so can shade-grown coffee, eggs en cocotte and lawyers pushing strollers.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2016

To serve a little more elegantly, cut the tortilla to fit a cocotte, a small, round, shallow ovenproof dish, and mask the eggs with half red and half green sauce.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2015

Tradition reigns on the plate as well, where you'll find eggs en cocotte, mixed salads served in square ramekins, French ham and smoked salmon, creamy ravioles de Royans and savory muffins.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2012

"Capon en casserole, milk-fed guinea-hen escoffier, plover en cocotte, English golden pheasant, partridge—do any of those tiresome things interest you?"

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert