cochenille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cochenille, cossenille, probably borrowed from Spanish cochinilla, itself probably a diminutive of cochino. Other proposed etymologies, such as Latin coccinus through the intermediate of Italian cocciniglia, or Ancient Greek κόκκινος (kókkinos) through a Spanish intermediate, are less likely.

Pronunciation

(France) IPA^(key): /kɔʃ.nij/
(Quebec) IPA^(key): /kɔʃ.nɪj/
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Noun

cochenille f (plural cochenilles)

cochineal (insect & pigment)

Further reading

“cochenille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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