Kokotte

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French cocotte (literally chicken).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈkɔtə/
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Noun

Kokotte f (genitive Kokotte, plural Kokotten)

  1. cocotte (small casserole pot for individual portions)
  2. (dated) demimonde
    Synonym: Halbweltdame
    • 1908, Robert Walser, Der Gehülfe, Berlin: Bruno Cassirer, page 168:
      Und dieses Mädchen da vis-à-vis, war sie eine Kokotte oder eine Anstandsdame oder ein artiges, zimperliches, den Erfahrungen, die die Welt mit beiden, reichen, warmen Armen den Menschen, einem wundervollen Blumenstrauß ähnlich, darbietet, abholdes Zierpflänzchen und -Püppchen?
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Declension

Further reading

  • Kokotte” in Duden online
  • Kokotte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache