coquin
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.