coquille: Meaning and Definition of
co•quille
Pronunciation: (kō-kēl' Fr. kô-kē'y&supschwa), [key] — pl. -quilles
- any of various seafood or chicken dishes baked with a sauce and usually served in a scallop shell or a shell-shaped serving dish.
- the cooking utensil for baking such dishes, usually a scallop shell or small casserole resembling a shell.
- a cooking utensil, filled with charcoal, for roasting meat on a spit.
- the shell of an escargot.
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