[ kɒ'kɛt ]
■ noun
1》 a flirtatious woman.
2》 a crested Central and South American hummingbird. [ Lophornis and other genera.]
Derivatives
coquetry noun
coquettish adjective
coquettishly adverb
coquettishness noun
Origin
C17: Fr., feminine of coquet 'wanton', dimin. of coq 'cock'.