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cotillon.

petticoat

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ.ti.jɔ̃/

  1. petticoat

    archaic · masculine

  2. cotillion, cotillon

    masculine

  3. party novelties (e.g. paper hats, streamers etc.)

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

From cotte (“dress”) + -illon (“diminutive”) + (alt. -ille + -on).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.