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COQUILLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coquille mean?
• COQUILLE (noun)
The noun COQUILLE has 2 senses:
1. seafood served in a scallop shell
2. a dish in the form of a scallop shell
Familiarity information: COQUILLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seafood served in a scallop shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("coquille" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dish in the form of a scallop shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coquille" is a kind of...):
dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)
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