different between coquette vs croquette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??k?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ko??k?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

coquette (plural coquettes)

1. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
2. Any hummingbird in the genus Lophornis

Related terms

Translations

Verb

coquette (third-person singular simple present coquettes, present participle coquetting, simple past and past participle coquetted)

1. Alternative form of coquet

French

Etymology

From coquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.k?t/

Adjective

coquette

1. feminine singular of coquet

Noun

coquette f (plural coquettes)

1. flirt, tease

Descendants

Further reading

• “coquette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French croquette, from croquer (“to crunch”) + -ette (suffix indicating diminution).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kr?-k?t' IPA^(key): /k?o??k?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

croquette (plural croquettes)

1. (cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

Translations

See also

• croquet

Further reading

• croquette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• coquetter

French

Etymology

From croquer (“to crunch”) +? -ette, 18th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.k?t/

Noun

croquette f (plural croquettes)

1. (cooking) croquette (minced, cooked food which is then deep-fried)
2. (by extension) kibble (grain for use as animal feed)
3. (informal, slightly offensive) a beanpole (a skinny and unmuscular person)

Descendants

• ? Catalan: croqueta
• ? Dutch: kroket
• ? English: croquette
• ? German: Krokette
• ? Portuguese: croquete
• ? Spanish: croqueta

Further reading

• “croquette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).