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co·cotte
(kô-kôt′)n.
A woman prostitute.
[French, chicken, prostitute, feminine diminutive of coq, cock, from Old French; see cock1.]
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cocotte
(kəʊˈkɒt; kə-; French kɔkɔt)n
1. (Cookery) a small fireproof dish in which individual portions of food are cooked and served
2. a prostitute or promiscuous woman
[C19: from French, from nursery word for a hen, feminine of coq cock1]
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pros•ti•tute
(ˈprɒs tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut)n., v. -tut•ed, -tut•ing. n.
1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money.
3. a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usu. for money.
v.t. 4. to sell or offer (oneself) as a prostitute.
5. to put (one's talent or ability) to unworthy use.
[1520–30; < Latin prōstitūta, n. use of feminine of prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituere to expose (for sale) =prō- pro-1 + -stituere, comb. form of statuere to cause to stand]
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| Noun | 1. |  cocotte - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneybawd, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl 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; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets white slave - a woman sold into prostitution adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| 2. | cocotte - a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served casserole - large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served |
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