cocon

French

cocon

Etymology

From Occitan coucoun (“cocoon”), derived from coco (“shell”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.kɔ̃/
Homophone: cocons
Hyphenation: co‧con

Noun

cocon m (plural cocons)

(zoology) cocoon
(figuratively) cocoon

Further reading

“cocon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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