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cocotte

casserole dish

noun ko-KOT Rare
Food & Drink Utensils

Also means

hen (children's language), loose woman (familiar/offensive)

Usage Note

Cocotte has several meanings depending on context: a heavy lidded casserole (une cocotte en fonte — 'a cast-iron casserole'), a hen in children's speech (la cocotte as a term of endearment), and cocotte-minute is the common French word for a pressure cooker. The term of endearment ma cocotte is affectionate and informal. Be aware it also carries an older, offensive slang meaning for a promiscuous woman.

Examples

"Elle prépare un poulet dans la cocotte en fonte."

Natural Translation

She is making a chicken in the cast-iron casserole.

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