coqueto

Spanish

Etymology

From French coquette, from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (masculine diminutive suffix); meaning "little cockerel".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈketo/ [koˈke.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eto
Syllabification: co‧que‧to

Adjective

coqueto (feminine coqueta, masculine plural coquetos, feminine plural coquetas)

flirtatious, coquettish
natty, neat

Noun

coqueto m (plural coquetos, feminine coqueta, feminine plural coquetas)

flirt (person who flirts)

Derived terms

coquetil

Related terms

coquetear

Further reading

“coqueto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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