Definitions for coquilles

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coquilles co·quille

Spelling: [kop-ee-reed-oh-keel; French kaw-kee-y

IPA: /ˈkɒp iˌrid oʊˈkil; French kɔˈki yə/

Coquilles is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 247 anagrams from letters in coquilles (ceilloqsu).

Definitions for coquilles

noun

1. any of various seafood or chicken dishes baked with a sauce and usually served in a scallop shell or a shell-shaped serving dish.
2. the cooking utensil for baking such dishes, usually a scallop shell or small casserole resembling a shell.
3. a cooking utensil, filled with charcoal, for roasting meat on a spit.
4. the shell of an escargot.

Origin of coquilles

French: shell (of a mollusk, nut, etc.). See cockle¹

Examples for coquilles

Then Clementine returned to the consideration of the lace in coquilles for her new evening dress.