~ 1 [ kɒ'kɒt ]
■ noun (usu. in phr. en ~ ) a small casserole in which individual portions of food can be cooked and served.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Fr. cocasse , from L. cucuma 'cooking container'.
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~ 2 [ kɒ'kɒt ]
■ noun dated a fashionable prostitute.
Origin
C19: Fr., from a child's name for a hen.