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coquillette.

type of French pasta, similar to an elbow macaroni or an Italian gomito; also called cornette ('little horn') in French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ.ki.jɛt/
  1. type of French pasta, similar to an elbow macaroni or an Italian gomito; also called cornette ('little horn') in French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland.

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From coquille + -ette, because of its tube-like shape resembling a small shell.

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