coqueto

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquette, from coq (cockerel) + -et (masculine diminutive suffix); meaning "little cockerel".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈketo/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: co‧que‧to

Adjective

coqueto (feminine coqueta, masculine plural coquetos, feminine plural coquetas)

  1. flirtatious, coquettish
  2. natty, neat

Noun

coqueto m (plural coquetos, feminine coqueta, feminine plural coquetas)

  1. flirt (person who flirts)

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