cocotte

co·cotte

C0449600 (kô-kôt′)n. A woman prostitute.

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[French, chicken, prostitute, feminine diminutive of coq, cock, from Old French; see cock¹.]

cocotte

(kəʊˈkɒt; kə-; French kɔkɔt) n1. (Cookery) a small fireproof dish in which individual portions of food are cooked and served2. a prostitute or promiscuous woman[C19: from French, from nursery word for a hen, feminine of coq cock¹]

pros•ti•tute

(ˈprɒs tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut)

n., v. -tut•ed, -tut•ing. n. 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot. 2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money. 3. a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usu. for money. v.t. 4. to sell or offer (oneself) as a prostitute. 5. to put (one's talent or ability) to unworthy use. [1520–30; < Latin prōstitūta, n. use of feminine of prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituere to expose (for sale) =prō- pro-¹ + -stituere, comb. form of statuere to cause to stand]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cocotte - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneybawd, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girlcall girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephonecamp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnelcomfort woman, ianfu - a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable societyhustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, floozie, floozy, hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streetswhite slave - a woman sold into prostitutionadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	cocotte - a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and servedcasserole - large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served