coqueto

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈketo/ [koˈke.t̪o]
• 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)

Derived terms

• coquetil

 

Related terms

• coquetear

 

Further reading

• “coqueto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014