coquillette
French, noun/kɔ.ki.jɛt/
coquillette is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-L-L-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 154,162nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coquillette is a French feminine noun meaning “type of French pasta, similar to an elbow macaroni or an Italian gomito; also called cornette ('little horn') in French-speaking parts of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pâte alimentaire en forme de petites coquilles”.
What does coquillette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetype of French pasta, similar to an elbow macaroni or an Italian gomito; also called cornette ('little horn') in French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pâte alimentaire en forme de petites coquilles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coquillette
- coquillettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coquillette?
- /kɔ.ki.jɛt/
- \kɔ.ki.jɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coquillette in French?
coquillette appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).