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cocotte

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɔˈkɔt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔt

1

noun

Meaning 1

small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

demimonde, courtesan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: casserole

4

noun

Meaning 4

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prostitute, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woman, adult female

Narrower terms: call girl, camp follower, comfort woman, ianfu, demimondaine, streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern, white slave

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cocotte.