Meaning of cocotte | Babel Free

Definitions

1. small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven
2. demimonde, courtesan
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Equivalents

Examples

“This one is a woman, with all a woman’s wit, combined with the heartlessness of a cocotte.”

“[…] she had had the novel experience⟳ of looking down from the restaurant terrace on an audience of "cocottes," and having her husband interpret⟳ to her as much of the songs as he thought suitable for bridal ears.”

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