COQUINA


Meaning of COQUINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kō-ˈkē-nə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, probably diminutive of coca head, alteration of coco bogeyman, coconut

Date: 1837

1. : a soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals cemented together and used for building

2. : a small wedge-shaped clam ( Donax variabilis ) used for broth or chowder and occurring in the intertidal zone of sandy Atlantic beaches from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.