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COCOTTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cocotte mean? 

COCOTTE (noun)
  The noun COCOTTE has 2 senses:

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneyplay

2. a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and servedplay

  Familiarity information: COCOTTE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COCOTTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bawd; cocotte; cyprian; fancy woman; harlot; lady of pleasure; prostitute; sporting lady; tart; whore; woman of the street; working girl

Hypernyms ("cocotte" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cocotte"):

call girl (a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone)

camp follower (a prostitute who provides service to military personnel)

comfort woman; ianfu (a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II)

demimondaine (a female prostitute)

floozie; floozy; hooker; hustler; slattern; street girl; streetwalker (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)

white slave (a woman sold into prostitution)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cocotte" is a kind of...):

casserole (large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served)


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