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cocotte


co·cotte

noun \k-ˈkt\
plural cocottes\-ˈkt(s)\

Definition of COCOTTE

2
: a shallow individual baking dish usually with one or two handles

Examples of COCOTTE

  1. <in the new play, she takes on the somewhat racy role of a cocotte in fin de siècle Paris>

Origin of COCOTTE

French
First Known Use: 1867

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