coquille

[ kop-ee-reed-oh-keel; French kaw-kee-yuh ]

/ ˈkɒp iˌrid oʊˈkil; French kɔˈki yə /

noun, plural co·quilles [koh-keelz; French kaw-kee-yuh] /koʊˈkilz; French kɔˌki yə/.

any of various seafood or chicken dishes baked with a sauce and usually served in a scallop shell or a shell-shaped serving dish.

the cooking utensil for baking such dishes, usually a scallop shell or small casserole resembling a shell.

a cooking utensil, filled with charcoal, for roasting meat on a spit.

the shell of an escargot.

Words nearby coquille

coquette, coquettish, coquilhatville, coquilla nut, coquillage, coquille, coquilles st. jacques, coquimbite, coquina, coquito, cor

Origin of coquille

< French: shell (of a mollusk, nut, etc.). See cockle¹

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Examples from the Web for coquille

We shall long remember that little, leaping, dancing branch of the Coquille, that runs from the Coast Mountains to the sea.
Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California|Caroline C. Leighton
The two vessels stood on; the Ouzel Galley was rapidly approaching the land, while the Coquille was getting further from it.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
On the 9th of the same month the Coquille anchored at Payta.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
For a distance of seventy-five miles inland the Coquille Valley is capable of extensive agricultural development.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash

At length a look of content overspread his face as the Captain said he would not touch the cocoa-nuts in Coquille harbour.
A Modern Buccaneer|Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for coquille

coquille

/ (French kɔkij) /

noun

any dish, esp seafood, served in a scallop shellCoquilles St Jacques

a scallop shell, or dish resembling a shell

fencing a bell-shaped hand guard on a foil

Word Origin for coquille

French, literally: shell, from Latin conchӯlium mussel; see cockle 1

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