cossin
French, noun/kɔ.sɛ̃/
cossin is spelled C-O-S-S-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 179,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cossin is a French masculine noun meaning “any small-sized object, especially of little value or interest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “, , parfois Objet quelconque, généralement considéré comme ayant peu de valeur ou d’intérêt”.
What does cossin mean in English?
noun
- 1
Quebecinformalmasculineany small-sized object, especially of little value or interest
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. , , parfois Objet quelconque, généralement considéré comme ayant peu de valeur ou d’intérêt. 2. N’importe quoi dont le nom ne vient pas à l’esprit.
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 cossin
- cossins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cossin?
- /kɔ.sɛ̃/
- \kɔ.sɛ̃\
- [kɔ.sẽ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cossin in French?
cossin appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).