coquin
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Old French queux (“cook”), also "rascal, beggar," referring to the rascally nature of kitchen assistants. Loaned into Spanish as acoquinado.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coquin m (plural coquins, feminine coquine)
Adjective[edit]
coquin (feminine coquine, masculine plural coquins, feminine plural coquines)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “coquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.